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RECORD 

OF THE 

CLASS of 1894 



New York University 



25th ANNIVERSARY 
CLASS BOOK 



Compiled by 

JOHN V'. IRWIN 

Class Secretary 



PR I Jx TED JJY 

Paul Overhagk, Ixc, New York, N. Y 



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N this place there was a record kept 
of the names of them that had been 
pilgrims of old; and a history of all 
the famous acts that they had done. It 
was here nmch discos ered how the river to 
some had had its flowings, and what eb- 
bings it has had while others have gone 
over. It has been in a manner dry for 
some, while it has overflowed its banks for 
others. 

The Pilgrims Progress. 

Part the Second. 



THE record of the Class of 1894< of New York University 
is interesting in that all the graduates, and practically 
all the non-graduates are accounted for, and is notable 
in that the Class has held annual dinners, without a break, be- 
ginning with its freshman joar, and for the Class spirit which 
is now more vigorous than at any previous time. 

The University Catalogue, issued in 1891, listed only 125 un- 
dergraduates, of which our Class was credited with 52 members. 

Our roll has included, during the college years, sixty-eight 
men as regular or special students. Twenty-eight graduated. 
Only two of the graduates passed away prior to the twenty- 
fifth anniversary of graduation. 

Thirty-one percent of the total number on the Class roll have 
relatives among the Alumni, students, faculty or Council of 
New York University. 

Over twenty-one percent of the number graduated have been 
elected to membership in the University Club of New York City. 

Lest we forget the triumphs of undergraduate days and the 
picturesque life on Washington Square, where we acquired 
"all we've forgot, and all we know" reference is made to : 

The risky feat of Church in climbing the weak flagstaff on the tower of 
the old building and nailing '94's flag to its top. 

The vanquishing of '93 in the cane rush by an unrecorded number. 

The broadside of Ten Commandments to the freshman class of '95, posted 
on the inside and outside of the old building. 

The explosion of giant fire crackers in the yard, during the first 
speeches by '95 in chapel (and the resulting loss to us of Jay May). 

Prof. Dan Murray's adventures, at an early hour, in his tower living 
room, with typists seeking employment. 

The defeat of '95 in the cane rush by 13 to 7 on September 28, 1891. 

Dean Baird's wonder and sorrow at having the hymns sung backward 
during morning chapel. 

The winning by '94 of the mile relay race at the Spring Games, May 7, 
1892, on the grounds of the Staten Island Athletic Club. (The team was 
Holt, Voislawsky, Pratt and Pisek. The banner we won is now in the 
gymnasium at University Heights.) 

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Charlie Morales' one and only oration, repeated yearly, entitled "The 
Statue of Liberty." 

"Bones" (Prof, Addison Ballard) and the pill box in which he kept 
n>inute slips inscribed with our names — some never being called because 
lost. 

The reception to the Class on February 12, 1892, by Chancellor and Mrs. 
MacCracken at their home No. 84 Irving Place, where we spent the entire 
evening giving college and fraternity cheers to the neglect and deafening 
of the ladies. 

Jack Moorhead's dinner to the Class at his home No. 310 Second Avenue. 

Barringer's home party. 

Voislawsky's innocence in asking — How far apart are the mile stones? 

Old Matthews, the college janitor, and perhaps the treasurer as well, 
and his huge brass gong on which he beat the hours for classes. 

The Columbian Celebration parade, held October 10, 1892, in which the 
Class appeared as a Kazoo Band led by Perry Pentz in cap and gown, 
seeming to us a great spectacle for the public along the line of march 
on Fifth Avenue from 59th Street to Washington Square. 

The comic opera "Nirvana," in two acts, given February 16, 1894, at the 
Manhattan Athletic Club, for the benefit of the "gym" — to be constructed 
at University Heights — at which Barringer in measured tones announced 
the building was to be composed "of two substantial barns now standing 
upon the propertj'" — we were not vain at that time. (The opera was 
written by Frank Soule and Arthur S. Kendall and produced by the 
N. Y. U. Dramatic Association under the personal direction of Mr. John 
L. Golden. Mr. Golden also played the part of Al Jabbar, the Mighty.) 

The complete course in local politics afforded by our numerous class 
and college elections — we held our own in the technique of conducting 
all matters pertaining to suffrage. 

The ^'iolet of junior year, all bills for which were paid by some one, 
and the magnificent dinner of that year with its leather covered menu — 
not yet paid for. 

The removal of the first stone from the old building and its laying as 
the cornerstone of the gymnasium, an accoimt of which is given in this 
record. 

Class day exercises in the Concert Hall of Madison Square Garden, 
featuring a burlesque meeting of the faculty — for which we did no re- 
hearsing — our makeups being left to the inspiration of the cosmetic artist 
hired for the occasion. 

The gloomy and dark interior of Carnegie ?Iall, where the commence- 
ment speakers practiced afternoons for the benefit of Prof. Shaw, of 

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School of Pedagogy fame, who was supposed to coach them; and the 
final glory of graduation in the brilliantly lighted Hall on the evening of 
May 31, 1894, observed by our particular friends and all the world, followed 
by the cheer-fraternity g'roups in the vestibule. 

The picturesqucncss of our undergraduates' appearance does 
not show in full detail in the Class pliotographs. There was a 
fawn-colored suit, so delicate in color that it spotted on all 
opportunities. There was a magnificent black silk handkerchief 
which appeared as a protector at glee club concerts. In day- 
time foot coA^erings, the style extended from a pair of the 
broadest kind of common sense brogans to patent leather even- 
ing pumps wliich stayed on with difficulty. 

Soft shirts were not usual in our college days. We, however, 
had variations in the boiled variety. One member never was 
known to appear except wearing a completely embroidered 
and heavily starched white shirt. 

In celebration of the Tenth Anniversary of graduation, the 
Class presented to Alma Mater on Alumni Day, June 4, 1904, 
the ninety-foot flagstaff and the bronze tablet on Ohio Field 
at the Campus, as well as the large N. Y. U. flag; and when 
tw^enty years out of college, there was given a new upper section 
for the flagstaff to replace a portion of the prior gift. 

On Alumni Day, June 7, 1919, the University celebrated the 
quarter century anniversary of the removal of the College to 
University Heights. The proceedings were under the auspices 
of our Class. Dr. Pisek, the class president, presided, and Pro- 
fessor eTohn J. Stevenson delivered a noteworthy address, re- 
viewing his college recollections. The program and the pro- 
fessoi''s remarks are printed in this record. On the same day 
the Class presented to the University, as its 25th Anniversary 
gift, the sum of Two Thousand Dollars in Liberty Loan Bonds, 
to be added to the endowment fund under the following condi- 
tions : 

That the income only be vised, and be applied toward the pay- 
ment of salaries of professors at University Heights. 

Professor Stevenson, from whom we acquired our extensive 
knowledge of geology, anthropology and incidentally of things 
in general, will never be forgotten by us or by any of his 

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students. We owe to him, more than to any one else, the success 
and permanence of our Class organization and our interest in 
N. Y. U. 

Professor William K. Gillett (Class of '80), our genial pro- 
fessor of French, who joined the faculty with our advent and 
became an honorary member of '94, died from pneumonia on 
September 28, 1914!. 

Professor Daniel A. Murray, a brilliant teacher of higher 
mathematics, an honorary member of '94 for the same reason, 
now struggles with less brilliant minds, than ours, at McGill 
University. 

The photograph of the University Building on Washington 
Square, appearing in this record, was taken February 14, 1894, 
by Dr. Orrin S. Weightman, '95. Our freshman photograph 
was taken May 7, 1891, at the Waverly Place entrance to the 
old building, by Pach Bros. The tenth and twentieth anni- 
versary photographs were taken by the same firm. The twenty- 
fifth anniversary photograph was taken by the White Studios. 

The individual records, which follow, cover the names which 
appear on the roll of the Class as found in the University Cata- 
logues, in the records of the University Register, and in The 
Violet, the college annual. 

The original intention was to issue this Class Book in 1919 
in which year the chief part of the material was prepared. 
The high cost of paper and printing made the plan imprac- 
ticable at that time. Such additional data as came to notice 
has been incorporated and the book is now sent forth by the 
Class Secretary with the hope that it meets the approval of his 
Classmates, and will tend to strengthen their interest in one 
another and in New York University. 

New York, January 31, 1922. 

John V. Irwin, 

Class Secretary. 



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Abbott ... 
Ackerman 
Adriance . 
Alexander 
Baldwin . 
Barringer 
Bazata . . . 

Blake 

Blauvelt . 
Brenneman 
Briceno . . 
Briggs ... 
Brody . . . 
Calhoun . . 
Carlin .... 
Carpenter 
Carroll ... 
Church 
Dowd .... 
Fair child . 
Gessler . . 
Ginsburg . 

Hale 

Holt 

Romans 
Hurst .... 
Irwin .... 

Joffe 

Johnston . 
Kelly .... 
Kirby .... 
Langford 
I^emberg . 
Lord .... 
Ludlum . , 
L\ decker . 



ROLL OF THE CLASS. 

Non- 
Oradiufte graduate Occupation 

X Major M". C, U. S. A. 



Page 

11 

X Lawyer and Banker 12 

X Engineer — Deceased 13 

X Physician — Deceased 13 

X Student — Deceased 14 

X Physician 14 

X Rancher 15 

X Physician Id 

X Farmer 17 

X Business 17 

X Student— Deceased 18 

X Lieut. Col. U. S. A 18 

X Engineer 20 

X 21 

X Farmer 21 

X Educator 22 

X Publisher 23 

X Insurance 24 

X Engineer 25 

X Engineer 26 

X Business 26 

X Lawyer : . . 28 

X Student — Deceased 29 

X Physician 30 

X Clergyman 33 

X Journalist — Deceased 34 

X Lawyer 34 

X Actuary 36 

X Lawyer 37 

X Educator 37 

X Lawyer 38 

X Business — Deceased 38 

X Physician 39 

X Lawyer 39 

X Physician 40 

X Actor 40 



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Lvman 


X 
X 

X 
X 

X 
X 

X 
X 

X 

X 

X 

X 
X 

X 
X 




MacCracken 

MacNab 


X 


Mahr 




Manninff 




Mav 


X 


Moorhead . . 

Morales, Carlos . . . 

Morales, Juan 

Orozeo . . 


X 
X 


Pentz V 




Pisek 




Pratt 


X 


Randall 




Russell 


X 


Ruston . . 

Schaeffer 

Simpson 


X 


Snodffrass 


X 


Spectorskv 


X 


Spinner 




Stiebel 

Thurston 

Trimmer 


X 
X 


Tucker 


X 


Van Riper . 

Voislawskv 




Vorliaus 


X 


Willcox 


X 


Wokal 


X 


Wolff 


X 


Young 


X 



Non- 
Gradnafe f/rochiate Occupation Page 

Clergyman 41 

Educator 42 

Lawyer — Deceased 44 

l^ngineer — Deceased 45 

J\ngineer — Deceased 45 

Student — Deceased 46 

Physician 47 

Broker and Planter 49 

Retired 50 

Student — Deceased ......... 50 

Builder 51 

Physician — Deceased 53 

Business 55 

Engineer 55 

Government Employee 5.Q 

Lawyer 57 

58 

Editor and Journalist 59 

Educator 60 

Social Service 60 

P^.ngineer 61 

Business 61 

Clergyman^ — Deceased 62 

Business — Deceased 63 

Author — Deceased 63 

I^awyer 65 

Physician 66 

Business 68 

Librarian 68 

Euneral Director 69 

Physician 69 

Photography 70 



"Graduate" indicates graduation at New York University with the Class. 

"Xongraduate" indicates nongraduation M'ith the Class. In several in- 
stances liachelor's degrees and professional and advance degrees were taken 
elsewhere or with subsequent classes at New York University. 

The figures after eacli name indicate the page of the record upon which 
the individual data is found. 

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l^jDWARi) Johnson Abbott. 

^Vc rc'ineiiiber Alil)()tt as a large, Ilglit-liairod man with a 
sliglit stoo}) and glasses. Ho was with us two years, during 
which his outside interests ap})earcd to occupy his time and 
energy. It was known that lie came from West New Brighton, 
Staten Island; that lie was a member of Delta r[)silon; was 
born at. New Yoi-k City, June 15, 1870, and his father was 
George B. Abbott. He left us to gather spiritual nourishment 
at Union Theological Seminary. The Seminary selected the 
communion of the Congregationalists as most suited to his 
talents, and after graduating in 1895 he was ordained a min- 
ister of that church. He progressed to a Presbyterian church 
in 1899, and in 1906 retired from the ministry, leaving the 
church at Stony Point, New York. A course in medicine at the 
Albany Medical College earned him the degree of M.D. in 1909. 
He then took up practice at Fonda, New York. On June 15, 
1893, he married Minnie Ida Fullager, daughter of Isaac W. 
Fullager and has a daughter, Marion Joyce Abbott, born July 
27, 1896. In 1921 she married Glenn W. Sutton of Chicago. 

He belongs to the American Medical Association ; and was 
a member of the Colonial Club of Johnstown, New York. 

He was class secretary sophomore year, and a member of the 
varsitA' football team. 

When the World War called for men Abbott was early in the 
field. His record is best told in his own words : 

"Commissioned 1st Lieut. M. C, June 30, 1917; called in active ser- 
vice August 1917. Commissioned Captain M. C. December 1917. Sailed 
for France 1918 as Chief Surgeon 323rd Labor Battalion; transferred to 
Roosevelt Unit, Chaumont, France, and from there to Yale Mobil Unit, 
stationed at Chaillon, near Metz. Served through the Meuse-Argonne 
offensive as Captain of operating team. Wounded November 7, 1918, by 
a machine gun bullet — gassed and left leg crushed. After the armistice 
was transferred to St. Nazaire, France, Appointed Director of Camp 
Infirmary and promoted to Major, May, 1919. At close of the Camp at 
St. Nazaire transferred to Montoir as Chief of Medical Staff, from thence 
returned to U. S. October 27, 1919. Discharged from active service 
October 27, 1919, and recommissioned Major in Medical Reserve Corps, 
U. S. A. Military training was received at M. O. T. C. Ft. Benjamin Har- 
rison, Ind., and at Camp Grant, 111. AVhen I returned home, I was rated 
as totally disabled through woimds, b\it h;i\e recovered so that I am now 

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reciassed as only 60 per cent disabled. May be half a man soon. Have 
a couple of bits of ribbon 'to pin on my chest.' Tried to Honor '94 and 
old N. Y. U." 

He has the Croix de Guerre with two citations. 

In 1921 he was commissioned in the active service as Major 
in the Medical Corps, U. S. A., and is now in command of the 
Post Hospital at Ft. Wood, Bedloe's Island, N. Y. Harbor. 

Albert Edward Ackerman. 

Ackerman was born April 21, 1873, at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. 
His parents were Albert and Ann E. Ackerman. 

He prepared for college at Westminster School, Dobbs Ferry, 
and stayed with us two years. He is a member of the Delta 
Phi fraternity. 

He entered the New York Law School, then recently or- 
ganized, and graduated from it with LL.B. in 1895. For ten 
years he practiced law in New York, and then became confi- 
dential secretary to A. Barton Hepburn, the president, at the 
time,. of the Chase National Bank, 57 Broadway. He is now 
assistant to the vice-president of the bank. 

When the World War called for men, Ackerman secured a 
leave of absence, and was commissioned Lieutenant, U. S. N. 
R. F., March 21, 1917, and served until July 1, 1919, when 
discharged from the service. He was on the staff of the Com- 
mandant of the Third Naval District. He was acting Aide 
for Materials and the officer in charge of the contract section. 
He was also a member of the Summary Court Martial Board. 

On October 20, 1897, he married Elizabeth Wiseman, 
daughter of Mrs Mary Wiseman. They have the following 
children: 

Remsen C, born August 11, 1898, and 
Elizabeth C, born May 28, 1903 
He is a member of the Bar Association of New York City. 

His home is at Leonia, New eJersey, where he has a garden, 
and from which he commutes to the city. Ackerman's son 
served in the War as Chief Yeoman, U. S. N. R. F., in 1917, and 
was Chief Machinist's Mate (Aviation) in 1918. 

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Thomas Floyd Adriance. 

Tommy Adriance was the son of Thomas B. and Mary E. 
Adriance and was born at Jersey City, N. J., December 8, 
1874. He was a member of Delta Phi, was a member of '94 
for three 3^ears, and spent a second junior year with the Class 
of '95, with which his name is rated on the University records. 
He was treasurer in 1894 and vice-president of the Athletic 
Association in 1895. He received the degree of B.S. in 1895 
and C.E. in 1896. His profession of Civil Engineer took him 
to South America and various parts of the world, and finally 
settled him at Fort Edward, N. Y., where he lived at 44 McCrea 
Street. He held the position of engineer for the International 
Paper Company. He was president of the Board of Education, 
1911-6, and Supervisor in 1916 of the town of Fort Edward. 
On December 14, 1919, he died of pneumonia at the hospital 
in Plattsburg, N Y. On March 7, 1904, he married Grace F. 
Underwood, who survives him. 

Archibald Fowler Alexander. 

Paterson, N. J., was the place of his birth in 1873. He was 
a wiry, active man, but not participating much in the life of 
the Class or of the University. At the end of sophomore year, 
and after giving some time to chemistry under Professor Loeb, 
he left college. No word has been received directly from him 
by the class secretary since then. He was sent the usual no- 
tices but was too busy, apparently, to even write an acknowl- 
edgment. Research shows that he entered the College of Phy- 
sicians and Surgeons after leaving us. He received the degree 
of M.D. in 1895 from Columbia, and since then practiced in 
his native town where he died September 22, 1915. A local 
newspaper printed the following at the time of his death: 

Dr. Archibald F. Alexander, former member of the Board of Educa- 
tion and Police and Fire Commission of Paterson, died at his home, Union 
and Sherman Avenues, following an illness since April last, when he suf- 
fered a stroke of paralysis. Dr. Alexander was a member of the Hamil- 
ton Club, the Paterson Elks, and the Masonic Order. He is survived by 
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Alexander, and by four brothers 
(Gavin, Edward, Obadiah, and Joseph) and two sisters. The wife of the 
deceased, who was graduated from the General Hospital as a nurse, at- 
tended her husband throughout the illness. 

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Leverett Seymour Baldwin. 

Why he came to New York University is a question unknown, 
as his home was in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born April 
11, 1873, at Utica, N. Y., the son of Dr. A. S. Baldwin. 

In 1890, when he came as a freshman, Florida was seemingly 
nmch further away than now. He spent only one year with 
us, during which time he carried a large satchel almost daily to 
and from college. He then entered the Sheffield Scientific 
School (Yale) with the Class of 189-i. 

The Secretary of the Yale University, Class Secretaries 
Bureau, writes that he died from drowning at Cazenovia, New 
York, on September 13, 1892. 

Theodore Bame Barringer^ Jr. 

The family name is perpetuated by tlie Bar ringer High 
School, which the editor is told is somewhere in New Jerse}'. 

He was born February 11, 18T5, at New York City, the 
elder son of Theodore B. and Lucy V. Barringer. He has a 
brother. Dr. Benjamin S. Barringer, '98. In College he gath- 
ered to himself the science entrance prize, and was class orator 
sophomore year, business manager of the "94 Violet, member of 
the varsity football team in 1891 and 1892, a director of "Nir- 
vana," presented by the Dramatic Association, February 16, 
1891?, at the Manhattan Athletic Club, and was on the Execu- 
tive Committee of the Athletic Association in 1893. He finished 
off his undergraduate course by capturing the class marshalship 
and the philosophical oration at Commencement. He is a mem- 
ber of the Delta Upsilon fraternity. He won a Phi Beta 
Kappa key, stood fourth in the class and was given B.S. in 
189tt, and M.D. in 1897, after three years at the University 
Medical School. 

He at once secured an appointment to the staff of the New 
York Hospital, and speedily succeeded in getting elected to the 
University Club. He has practiced medicine in New York ever 
since, his sjjecialty being diseases of the heart — although he is 
not married. His office and home is at No. 112 East 76th 
Street, New York City. His diversions are bridge and tennis. 

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For a number of years lie was secretary of the West Side Ten 
nis Club, and is active in the running of tlie National Tourna- 
ments at Forest Hills. 

During the war Barringer was commissioned a Captain, 
M. C. U. S. A., was promoted to Major and was Chief of the 
Medical Staff at the V. S. Army Base Hospital at Camp Meade, 
Md., when the war ended. 

Benjamin V. Bazata. 

On the opening of junior year we were joined by Bazata, 
with whose coming it is believed Dr. Fisek and his brother. Rev. 
Vincent Pisek, '82, liad much to do. He entered into our life 
at once. He sang on the Glee Club and was a member of the 
varsity football team and the class track team. Apologies, 
even at this late date, are due him for the misleading informa- 
tion which kept him waiting in vain at the South Ferry to join 
the track team on its way to Staten Island. He was born 
September 28, 1867, at Blatna, Bohemia, the son of Francis 
and Antonett Bazata. 

Before coming to N. Y. IT., where he remained a year, he had 
been a student at the Bloomfield (N. J.) Theological Seminary 
(academic department) of the Presbyterian Church from 1891 
to 1892; after leaving us he studied at Union Theological 
Seminary, '93 to '95 ; at San Francisco Theological Seminary, 
'95-'96, and was ordained a minister of the Presbyterian Church 
in 1897. 

His pastorates have been : 

Alhambra, Cal., 1897-1905 
Maui, Hawaii, 1905-1907 
Burlingame, Cal., 1908-1911 

On April 12, 1901^, he married Minnie H., daughter of W. H. 
Bailey, They have one child, Anna Elizabeth, born June 21, 
1905. He served on the War Council Committee of his home 
from 1917 to 1919. He retired from the ministry in 1912 and 
now resides at Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California, 
where he reports that he is "sheep ranching." 

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J(ames) Eddy Blake. 

Born June 12, 1873, at Jersey City Heights, N. J., his par- 
ents were James A. and AUce E. Blake. His father was a 
physician. He was always a conscientious student, and when 
a responsibility was landed upon him he carried it on to the 
best of his ability. 

He was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity and held 
the office of class secretary in senior year. John D. Blake, '84, 
and Robert W. Blake, nongrad., '87, are his cousins. On gradu- 
ation he received the B.S. degree and the chemical prize, and 
then entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons (Co- 
lumbia), receiving from it the degree of M.D. in '98. Graduate 
stud}" followed in the hospitals of Germany and France for two 
years. Bonn University, Germany, gave him M.D. in 1902. On 
returning home he began the practice of his profession in Brook- 
lyn ; after some years he removed to the environs of Boston, 
Mass., and then to Lisbon, New Hampshire, where he now 
resides and practices. 

He was married September 10, 1908, to Margaret E., 
daughter of Augustus C. Tate. 

They have four children : 

James A., 2nd, born June 26, 1909 
EHzabeth H., born October 16, 1913 
Alice H., born July 28, 1917 
Robert C, born October 21, 1919 

He took part in the World War, being a Captain in the 
Medical Corps, U. S. A., from October 19, 1918, to January 
20, 1919, detailed to the Government Picric Acid Plant at 
Picron, Little Rock, Arkansas. 



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Eugene Lansing Blauvelt. 

Blauvelt spent four quiet years in our midst. He became a 
member of Phi Gamma Delta, was director of ceremonies on 
Founders' Day, received the degree of Ph.B. and departed. 
For a number of years he was employed in a custom house 
brokerage concern. He is now reported to be a chicken farmer. 
He resides at Nanuet, Rockland Count}^ N. Y. He was born 
at Cresskill, N. J., on September 18, 1875, his parents being 
Charles L. and Anna I. Blauvelt. On May 21, 1904, he mar- 
ried Lucie H., daughter of Wilbur N. Field. We know he has 
at least one son, Eugene Field Blauvelt. 



Charles Stanley Brenneman. 

To be a successful merchant requires preparation. In Bren- 
neman's case the preparation began July 7, 1874, on which date 
he was born at New York City, his parents being Charles and 
Elizabeth Brenneman. We did not know him until junior year, 
when he joined the class. He belonged to the local society of 
Phi Sigma, which later, in our senior year, affiliated with Beta 
Theta Pi, of which fraternity he is a member. He graduated 
a Bachelor of Philosophy. He was treasurer of the Chess and 
Checker Club and assistant treasurer of the class in senior year. 

He has not attended our annual dinners since 1899, but is 
regularly heard from. He was present at the 25th anniversary 
of our graduation held at University Heights, June 7, 1919, 
coming alone all the way from Lancaster. Tobacco has ab- 
sorbed his time — although we never saw him smoke or chew 
the weed. Pie is the head of "Charles S. Brenneman," Leaf 
Tobacco Merchants, of Plum and Walnut Streets, Lancaster, 
Pa. 

He married May Rue, daughter of Jefferson S. and Edith 
Bard, on April 20, 1910. Their home is at 801 North Duke 
Street, Lancaster, Pa. 



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Enrique Briceno. 

Briceno prepared for college at Peekskill Military Academy 
and spent freshman and part of sophomore year with us. He 
was a member of Zeta Psi. He was born in 1873 at Merida, 
Venezuela, South America, to which country he is reported to 
have returned. Rumor is that he perished in a local revolution, 
the date of his death being reported as November 4, 1899, at 
Merida. On the University's records, Gustave Amsick was 
stated to be his guardian. 



^ Allan Lindsay Briggs. 

The Violet of '92 records, "Briggs — Whose ups and downs 
on the ice remind one of the Episcopal service." Briggs was 
a big man with masterful ways, and a fine adventurous spirit. 
He kept pace with us during freshman year, was secre- 
tary of the Class and helped make the class photo at- 
tractive, but, alas, did not return to college to enjoy our 
sophomore activities. Adventures more exciting than our 
undisciplined life called him elsewhere. A. L. B. is a 
soldier, not an amateur soldier but a real one, in times of peace 
as Avell as of war. His record, autobiographic, follows. The 
editor Mdshes to add that Briggs graduated from the Army 
School of the Line, at Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1903, and from 
the Army General Staff College at Langre, France, in 1918, 
and is a General Staff officer in the U. S. A. He is a member 
of Psi Upsilon, and of the Army and Navy Club of Washington, 
D. C. 

He is a native of the Nutmeg State, claiming Bridgeport, on 
February 1-1, 1873, as the place and date of his birth. His 
parents were Nathaniel L. and Adelaide D. Briggs. He 
has three children, Emily D., born 1915 ; Barbara, born 1916, 
and Allan L., Jr., born 1917. He was a Major in the army 
when we entered the World War, was promoted to Lieut. - 
Colonel, and was Chief of Staff of the 32nd Division, A. E. F. 
In 1920 the editor had the pleasure of a call from the Colonel — 
a quarter of a century since we last met. N. Y. JJ. still holds 
a firm place in his affections. Dr. Voislawsky looked after him 

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at St. Luke's Hospital on his return from Cuba. Here is what 
he writes : 

yVfter leaving the University I joined the great army of bread winners 
by working for the Anieriean Steam Ship Co., Pier 39, North River. 
That was a hard experience. I think I would have done better at college 
if I had gone there after some such experience as I had on the water 
front among the longshoremen and the drunks. I kept looking aroimd 
for a better o})portunity to supply the ever necessary bread and later got 
a position in the Knickerbocker Trust Co. The strain of indoor life in 
the bank l)rought on troul)le with my lungs and I had to get out of 
doors. Later I got a position as assistant editor with the New Peterson 
Ma(/az'uie of Philatlelphia which gave me a much freer life. Then I went 
to Home, Italy, upon the invitation of my cousin, Mr. Potter, who was 
the Minister there. After two and one half years in Italy I came back 
to the I'nited States. That was in 1896. Having studied architecture 
while I was abroad I obtained employment in Baltimore in an architect's 
office. Tins later pursuit not being sufficiently remunerative I accepted 
an excellent position with the Proctor and Gamble Co. Then the war 
broke out M'ith Spain and I enlisted in the 1st U. S. Cavalry. I was 
fortunate enough to come through all the fracases in Cuba liefore Santiago 
with a whole skin and landed in New York wath typhoid and malaria. 
Aftei- eight weeks of hospital ex])erience I went home to the seashore 
to recu})erate. In the meantime the war in the Philippines had broken 
out and now considering myself a veteran soldier with a campaign to my 
credit I went in for a connnission and got it in the U. S. Volunteers. 
In November, 1899, I sailed for the P. I. During the year and ten months 
I was in the Islands I was engaged in some fifty little fights and had 
the fool luck to be recommended for brevet for gallantry in the field on 
six occasions, so that at the end of my ser\ice in the 47tii L^. S. ^'., I was 
conniiissioned in the regular army and there I haxG been ever since. 

December 2, 1911, I married Miss Emily Frances "Whitney of New 
York and Boston, daughter of Charles E. Whitney. 

I was detailed on special duty as Military Attache at Menna, Austria, 
in July, 19i:3. 

In September, 19153, I. reported to the American Embassy at A'ienna as 
Military Attache, where I remained until November, 1916. After a stay 
of four months in Berne, Switzerland, I spent two very interesting months 
on the French and English fronts and in their schools of instruction. I 
was at St. Cye, the school founded by Napoleon, on April 6, 191T, when 
a state of war was declared to exist between the U. S. and Germany. 

In May, 1917, I returned to the U. S. and after much lecturing and 
instruction practice I was assigned to the 32nd Division and came to 
France in March, 1918. I was made a General Staff Officer and served 
as G-3 (Operation Officer) with the 32nd and 7th Divisions until the 
Armistice. After the Armistice I was Eml)arkation Officer at Bordeaux 
for six months. From there I went to St. Nazaire as U. 11. and C. O., 

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the last Coniniariding Officer of American Troops at St. Nazaire, our first 
port in France. I returned to the United States on January 12, 1920, 
and shall leave for Austria March 6, 1920, having been again appointed 
Military Attache to Austria. 

Permanent address Care Adjutant General, AVar Department, Washing- 
ton, D. C. 

Joseph Marcus Brody. 

We all liked Joe. He was married while an undergraduate. 
He worked his way through the four years. Perhaps most of 
us did not know these facts at the time, but Joe is not ashamed 
of his struggle and is; entitled to the respect due to suc- 
cess. He was born at Kieff, Russia, on May 14, 1870, the 
son of Marcus G. and Maria S. Brody, and we fear was some 
kind of a real anarchist in his native land. A price was, and 
still may be, set upon his head, after an escape from the police 
by jumping out of a window. 

He was on the Class Day Committee and stood fifth in the 
class, won Phi Beta Kappa, and B.S. On entrance he was 
awarded the science prize. From 1894 to 1895 he was a 
demonstrator in analytical chemistry at the University. In- 
dustry and persistence helped to bring him success in his pro- 
fession of engineering which he directed to building operations 
in New York City. In partnership with two others, he built 
a large number of apartments on the West Side of the City and 
several mercantile and office buildings. At our 11th Class 
Dinner, in 1901, the treasurer received from him payment of 
the entire amount of the class assessments of senior year, which 
in college days he had been unable to meet. We then felt sure 
that Joe was in the ranks of the vested interests, and we felt 
easier. 

His wife is Rose, daughter of I. M. Wimpie, to whom he was 
married in 1893. His three children are: 

Antoinette, born May 13, 1895 
Alton Alexander, born June 27, 1898 
Philip Morton, born February 22, 1905 

His son, Alton A. Brody, prepared for college at Peekskill 
Military Academy and entered Alma Mater with '20. The War 

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gave him the opportunity to enlist, and after leaving college 
in May, 1917, he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Avia- 
tion Corps and sent to France. Paris and invitations of 
various kinds kept him in training for a time. He was pro- 
moted to 1st Lieutenant, bombed the Germans, was shot down 
and reported missing in action, September, 1918. When the 
armistice came he was returned safe and sound. We believe 
some fellow prisoner, who came from Harvard, tempted the 
Lieutenant to finish his course there and to desert the college 
of his father. 

During the World War Joe did much work on the "Flying 
Squadron" of the National Security League. His address 
is 320 Central Park West, New York City. 



Alfred Rochp^fort Calhoun^ Jr. 

Was the son of Alfred R. Calhoun. He was born in 1874 
and prepared for college at Brooklyn Polytechnic School. He 
left us at the end of the second term of freshman year. 

Julius Elias Carlin. 

Carlin was Cohen when Ave first met him. He was more. He 
was some kind of a Socialist and has, we believe, always voted 
for Mr. Debs. We tried hard to show him his error and per- 
haps have succeeded, as he now is a farmer owning a farm called 
"Brook Farm," at Freehold, N. J., where the finest chickens 
(Blauvelt would dispute this) are raised. Julius worked hard 
in order to get through college and we respect him for his 
tenacity in getting the B.S. degree. He then took to dentistry 
and is a D.D.S. of 1901, from New York Dental College. For 
many years he practiced on the East Side in the evenings and 
worked in the Department of Health of the City during the 
usual business hours. He served so long and so well that he 
was retired on a pension provided by the tax-paying property 
owners and moved to the farm and home which it enabled him 
to purchase. He was born at Podol, Russia, June 15, 1869, 

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His parents being Bernard and Ester Lipetz Cohen. He mar- 
ried Toubie, daughter of Joseph L. Spivak, and at the last 
report had three children, Minnie, Louise and Rosy. He has 
failed to supply the dates of their birth. We believe that only 
one is a minor. 

He received the degree of B.S. and a certificate in Civil En- 
gineering in 1894. The New York Board of Dentristry has 
awarded him the International Seal of Honor. 



Hallett Manning Carpenter. 

H. Manning Carpenter was born April 13, 1871, at New 
York City, the son of Elisha and Helen B. Carpenter. When 
he was nineteen years of age he entered N. Y. U. He was mar- 
ried on September 12, 1892, at the age of twent3^-one, to Ger- 
trude, daughter of Mrs. Ann Judson Harris. 

He prepared for college at the University Grammar School 
and at Columbia Grammar School. His brothers are Henry B. 
Carpenter, '86, and Herbert L. Carpenter, '90. He was vice- 
president of the Class, freshman year. 

He is a member of Psi Upsilon and an ardent supporter of 
the Class and of Alma Mater. He left college the latter part 
of 1891 and from '92 to '95 attended classes at Columbia in 
civil engineering and architecture, but did not take a degree. 
Until 1900 he was assistant to his father, the superintendent 
of the Juvenile Asylum and House of Refuge. He then estab- 
lished the Carpenter School at 310 West. End Avenue, and 
has continued at that address as its headmaster, to the present. 
He specializes largely in "difficult cases" and has had a marked 
success with the boys under his care. His pedagogical methods 
have solved the problems of many parents in the education of 
their sons at a city school. "Mr. Carpenter's private classes" 
start work in October. During the long summer vacation the 
Headmaster had the hobby of traveling and there are few 
places in the Balkans where he has not been. The photographs 
which he took and developed into lantern slides are still afford- 
ing entertainment and, it is hoped, instruction to those fav- 

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ored with invitations to his lectures. The Sahnagundi Club 
and the Psi Upsilon Club are his places of recreation during 
term time, but only after school hours, and when he is not at- 
tending auctions, in which pastime he is a successful operator. 

He has a summer home at Siasconset on Nantucket Island. 

On June 12, 1893, his daughter, Marjorie, was born. On 
April 17, 1917, she married Alexander S. Diven, III, and on 
September 18, 1918, the Headmaster became a Grandfather — 
the first member of the Class so honored. The grandson was 
finally christened Liscum Diven. 

During the World War Carpenter was very active in work 
for the Red Cross, National Security League, American De- 
fense Society and kindred organizations affiliated with service 
for the Government. He made 138 speeches in connection with 
this work. 



Vernon Emerson Carroll. 

Carroll was a mainstay of the Glee Club and rose to be its 
leader. We understand he has kept up his interest in sing- 
ing. He was class orator freshman year, class president 
sophomore year, Class Day orator, corresponding secretar^^ of 
Eucleian in 1892, and an associate editor of the '91^ Violet. 
He also had the responsibility of the locker room in senior 
year. He is a member of the Delta Phi fraternity. He made 
a hit as Bronson Bean of Boston in the production of "Nir- 
vana." 

He was born at Potter sville, N. J., S^eptember 4, 1872, the 
son of Rev. Vernon Bond Carroll and Mary S. Carroll. He 
married Edith L., daughter of F. B. Pond, June 14, 1898. 
Their children are Vernon E., Jr., bom June 26, 1899, and 
Helen Wetherbee, born December 3, 1904. 

Carroll w^as a member of the New Jersey Militia Reserve 
during the War. His son enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps 
and became a corporal. 

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At commencement Carroll received the A.B. degree. Charles 
Carroll, for many years professor of French and German, at 
New York University, was his cousin. 

He commuted from Tenafly, N. J., during his college course. 
This habit he has continued and finds no difficulty in living in 
Tenafly, and looking after his business at No. 334 Fourth 
Avenue, New York Cit}'^, where he is connected with the "Tex- 
tile World Journal." He has been in trade publishing and 
editorial work since graduation. We regret that he has a habit 
of going to conventions, of one kind or another, at Atlantic 
City, at the time of the class dinners. 

If there were fewer trips we might see him more frequently. 



Edward Francis Church, Jr. 

Frank made a great hit as a freshman, when he climbed one 
of the wobbly flag poles on the old University Building and put 
the class colors beyond the reach of the sophomores. He be- 
longs to the Psi Upsilon fraternity, and was a member of 
Eucleian. The dry goods trade called him at the close of fresh- 
man year, but did not hold him for long. I^ife and health in- 
surance is his business. He has been at it for many years, first 
in New York, then at Miami, Florida, and now in Newark, 
New Jersey, where he resides at 75 Custer Avenue. 

He is the son of Edward Francis and Mathilda M. Church, 
and was born May 18, 1872. 

He married, August 20, 1896, Bess Roys, daughter of Giles 
W. Hotchkiss of Binghamton, New York. 

His sojourn, of years, in Florida has greatly improved his 
health and he is once more a regular attendant at our reunions. 



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Albert Atkins Dowd. 

Dowd is the son of tlic late Rev. Willys W. Dowd, a Presby- 
terian clergyman. He was born at North Granville, N. Y., on 
October 2, 1872, and entered college with the class. He re- 
mained with us two terms when illness compelled his withdrawal 
and the taking up of his residence in Colorado. He was em- 
ployed in mechanical work for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa 
Fe. In 1894 he took a course at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn. 
Since then he has been actively engaged in engineering work, 
particularly in automobile lines, bridge work and tool con- 
struction. From 1916 to 1918 he was consulting engineer for 
the Russo-Baltic Car Works. He was president and chief en- 
gineer of the Service Engineering Company from 1918 to 
1920; and since then has been president and general manager 
of the Dowd Engineering Company, consulting mechanical en- 
gineers, at 131 West 39th Street, New York City. On June 
9, 1906, he married Helena, daughter of Horace Johnson. 
They have had five children, of whom the following are living: 

Barbara W., born December 9, 1909 
Nancy P., born August 5, 1912 
Dudley F., born March 14, 1917 
Albert A., Jr., born July 12, 1918 

Dowd is a member of the American Society of Mechanical 
Engineers and is the author of "Tools, Chucks and Fixtures," 
"Tools and Patterns'," "Modern Gaging Methods" and "Tool 
Engineering." During the late War he designed and built 
tools for the U. S. Government in connection with the produc- 
tion of the Browning machine gun, and of the submarine type 
of gyroscopic compass. His company specializes in the design- 
ing of tools and automatic machinery. 



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Elbert Raymond Fairchild. 

He was born September 3, 1874, at New York City, the son 
of Lewis J. Fairchild and EHzabeth S. Fairchild. He received 
the degree of B.S. in 1894 and of C.E. in 1895. 

Frank B. Fairchild, '90, is his brother. 

He is a civil engineer and has spent many years in connection 
with railroad work, having specialized in reporting on the 
physical condition 'and earning capacity of railroad and trolley 
companies. He was with the Pennsylvania .Railroad Com- 
pany in this capacity for a long time. The character of his 
work has taken him away from home for long periods and at 
frequent intervals. One of his trips, during the War, was to 
China, where he was particularly concerned with the Pekin- 
Suiyune Railway Company's lines. 

In December, 1921, he left the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- 
pany and established an independent practice asi a consulting 
engineer, railroads from an investment standpoint being his 
specialty. His office and residence is 121 West 81st Street, 
New York City, which will enable him to attend the class 
reunions. 

He has not married. 

Theodore Arthur Gessler. 

This gifted orator is the second son of Rev. Theodore A. K. 
Gessler and Annie Sherborne Gessler. He was born May 23, 
1873, at Elizabeth, New Jersey. His brother, Dudley D. 
Gessler, was a member of the class of 1895. 

He held many positions in college. Those recorded in his re- 
turn to my inquiries, and in my memory, being class historian, 
1892; class president, 1893; Class Day poet; orator, April 18, 
1894, on removal of the first stone from the old University 
Building on Washington Square ; associate editor of the Quar- 
terly, 1893; and president of Eucleian in 1894. 

In 1921, he was elected president of the Class in succession 
to Dr. Pisek. He is a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity 
and was made an A.B. on graduation, and took an A.M. in 1896. 

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We were surprised to discover that he intended to follow his 
father's calling. He went from us at graduation to Union 
Theological Seminary, where he remained from 1894 to 1896. 
He then studied at the Graduate Scliool of the University of 
Chicago (being a Ba})tist) from 1896 to 1898, and obtained 
from it in 1897 the degree of B.D. From 1897 to 1898, lie 
was a fellow in Semitic hmguages and literature at the Uni- 
versity of Chicago. 

His business proclivities must have remained with him, as 
he soon returned to New York on the staff of tlie American 
Sheet and Tin l*late Company, of which he is now manager of 
sales, with his office at .'30 Church Street, New York City. 

Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, and the Gressler family are 
almost inseparable, if one may use such an expression. The 
summer home of his father was there and Teddy still goes to 
the old spot. Since 1916 he has been the IVIayor of the Borough. 
He also has been at the head of the Golf Club, and probabU' of 
many other interests as yet undisclosed to us. 

He was married on December 14, 1898, to Clara Louise, 
the daughter of Thomas S. Sherborne. The late V. Sherborne 
Dameral, Class of 1910, in whose memory the prizes bearing 
his name Avere established, was his nephew. 

He is a member of the Pilgrims and the Railroad Club of 
New York. 

During the World War he was on the Council of Defense, 
State of New Jersey. 

His New York City home is Bretton Hall. 



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Leon Bernard Ginsburg. 

Ginsburg came to us with the beginning of junior year. He 
had a strong journalistic impulse and was the correspondent 
for a number of papers for University news. He also believed 
in lacrosse and wrote strongly and critically in favor of reforms. 
He is a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternit}^, being one of 
the original promoters of the dispensation chapter of that 
organization at N. Y. U. He received the B.S. degree and then, 
after completing his law course at the University Law School, 
the degree of LL.B. in 1895. He was editor in chief of "The 
Forum," 1892-93; member of the Press Club; on executive com- 
mittee of the Athletic Association 1892, and of the Democratic 
Club 1892-93. 

He was instrumental in reorganizing the game of lacrosse 
at N. Y. U., and was on the team which in 1895, under the 
Violet's colors, played four games, losing none and defeating 
Lehigh twice by scores of 4 to 3 and 3 to 2. 

He was born at New York City on August 24, 1870. Plis 
parents were Bernhard and Matilda (Liebenthal) Ginsburg. 

On April 11, 1899, he married Esther, the daughter of Joseph 
Greenbaum. They have the following living children : 

Josephine M., born November 20, 1900 
Sarah R., born June 2, 1903 
Leon B., Jr., born March 4, 1906 
Bernard M., born October 10, 1908 

He practices law in New York City, with an office at No. 
132 Nassau Street. His home is at No. 1755 Undercliffe Ave- 
nue, in the Bronx. 

He volunteered and served as a legal advisory member of 
Local Board No. 20, Bronx County, in the Selective Service 
System, during the War. 

He sends the following additional details : 

During the war — 1914-1919 — he was a member of The American Legion; 
American Defense Society; Liberty Loan Drives; War Savings Movement, 
Foreign Language Department; Home Defense League (Corporal) (for- 
merly 66th), 50th Precinct. 

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He belongs to the following: 

N. Y. U. Alumni Association; N. Y. County Lawyers' Association; 
Bronx Lodge, No. 871, B. P. O. Elks; Adelphi Lodge, No. 23, F. & A. M.; 
N. Y. Consistory A. A. S. R. ; Mecca Temple A. A. O. N. M. S. ; Member 
of Bronx Council Boy Scouts of America; Troop Committeeman, Troop 
206, Bronx, Boy Scouts of America; Executive Committee Bronx County 
Democracy; Member of the Committee of 250, 1913; Chairman, Jefferson 
Alliance, Bronx Co., 1914-15-10; Member Coin. 170 Democratic Fusion 
1917; Member Independent Judiciary Com. 1919; Democratic County 
Committee, Bronx County, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920; Member of the Grand 
Lodge, Order Brith Abraham, liolding the following offices: Member Com- 
mittee on Appeals, 1907-1911; Chairman on Appeals, 1911-13, 1919-21; 
Vice Chairman Reserve Fund Board, 1913-1915; Chairman on Finances, 
1917-19. 

Sluzewo Eleazar Lodge, No. 89, O. B. A., President, Financial Secre- 
tary and Executive Com.; President Progressive Lodge, No. 841, I. O. 
B. B.; Tremont Temple, Trustee, 1913-16; Delegate to Kehillah (Jewish 
ComniiUnity), 1915-16-17; Lieutenant Federation Drive Jewish Philan- 
thropic Societies, 1918; Hebrew Orphan Asylum; Federation Jewish Phil- 
anthropic Societies. 



Thomas Hale. 

Hale's name appears in the University Catalogue as a mem- 
ber of our Class freshman year. The Recorder reports that 
he registered in 1890. It is not recalled that he ever attended 
lectures with us. He was a member of the class of '93 in its 
freshman year, coming from Trinity College. He was born 
May 5, 1871, at Keene, N. H., the son of Thomas and Sara A. 
(Ballau) Hale. He joined the Zeta Psi fraternity. It is re- 
ported that he is dead. 



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John Milton Holt. 

Surgeon Holt is also a philatelist. His collection is a fine 
one. His interest in Alma Mater and the Class has not grown 
less with advancing years. He keeps in touch with your secre- 
tary and reports regularly. 

He is the son of Henry T. and Elizabeth L. Holt and was 
born at Jersey City, N. J., on February 9, 1873. He entered 
college Avith the Class and remained two years. He was treas- 
urer of the Class freshman year ; sang on the Glee Club, of 
which he was manager ; was a member of Eucleian, the Intercol- 
legiate Athletic Team, and the class relay team and football 
team. He is a member of the Delta Phi fraternity. 

Henry D. Holt, M.D., Medical, '4??, was his grandfather; 
Henry L. Holt, '91, is liis brother, and Frank L. Holt, '91, his 
cousin. 

On leaving college he entered the College of Physicians and 
Surgeons where he remained one year. He then went to Long 
Island College Hospital, from which he graduated with M.D. in 
1895, winning the Dudley Medal and the commencement honor 
appointment as interne at the Long Island Hospital, where he 
served for a year. From 189T to 1899 he was surgeon at the 
Manhattan Hospital and Dispensary and assistant physician 
at the INIanhattan State Hospital. He was commissioned in 
1899, after competitive examination, assistant surgeon in the 
T nited States Public Health Service. During the next seven 
years he was stationed at St. Louis, Mo., and in the Hawaiian 
and Philippine Islands. He was then placed in charge of the 
V. S. Public Health Service district at the mouth of the Colum- 
bia River, Oregon, Avhcre he remained until 1913. He was 
transferred to the station at San Francisco, Cal., where he 
was chief operating surgeon from 1913 to 1916. He was then 
transferred to Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained a year. He 
had reached the grade of Surgeon in the Service, which is equal 
to that of I\Ja jor in the x\rmy. 



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When we entered the War he became Commanding Officer at 
Camp Ii9gan Base Hospital (Houston, Texas) and Director 
of Sanitation of the Camp Logan District, and held the post 
until 1919. During the last half of the period he was also 
City Health officer of Houston, Texas. On the close of his 
command he was appointed Suj)ervisor of the 14th District of 
U. S. Public Health Service, comprising Texas, Arkansas and 
Oklahoma, for relief of beneficiaries under the War Risk Insur- 
ance Act, with headquarters in Mason Building, Houston, 
Texas. 

In 1921 he left the Government service and became the di- 
rector of Abilene Hospital at Abilene, Texas. His home is in 
that city, at 1119 South 4th Street. 

In 1896 he was awarded the degree of Ph.B. by Taylor Uni- 
versity, Indiana. He has been president of the Pacific Philatelic 
Society and is an honorary member of Harris County (Texas) 
Medical Society ; a 32nd degree Mason and a past master A. F. 
& A. M. He is a member of Arabia Temple A. A. 0. N. Mystic 
Shrine. 

On July 16, 1894, he married Elizabeth A., daughter of 
James and Phoebe S. Beswick. They have three children : 

John M., Junior, born March 30, 1897 
Elizabeth B., born January 30, 1900 
Henry T. 2nd, born October 17, 1905 

His son, John M., Jr., entered Hillsdale College, Michigan, 
in the class of 1921, and on the outbreak of War he volunteered 
and enlisted in the U. S. Signal Service, being later stationed 
at Newport News, Va. 

The daughter is a member of the Class of 1922 at Vassar. 

Holt's wide activities and important services are well indi- 
cated bv the following extract from a letter written bv him 
Ma}^ 1, 1918, Avhen at Camp Logan: 

"I have complete sanitary control of two zones, each five miles wide 
surrounding Camp Logan and Ellington Field. Logan is a half mile west 



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of Houston, and Ellington, an aviation field, is sixteen miles southeast 
of the city. My staff consists of about 100 men and a few women, stenog- 
raphers, public health nurses, etc. We are demanding high standards of 
cleanliness in all hotels, eating houses, ice cream parlors, soda fountains, 
as well as Turkish baths, barber shops, etc. All employees are required 
to be vaccinatied against typhoid and smallpox and furnish a physician's 
certificate of good health every thirty days. All these establishments are 
inspected two or three times a week and if the standard is not maintained, 
a military policeman is picketed at the front door and all soldiers are 
forbidden to enter. . . . Every establishment has to be screened against 
flies, all utensils have to be sterilized after use and all foods kept covered. 
I receive daily reports of all communicable diseases from the camp sur- 
geon and from the private physicians in the city and county and inter- 
change the information, as well as reporting daily to Surgeon General Blue. 
The area of the county is 167 square miles and I have been appointed 
County Health Officer in order to have all legal authority required. We 
are making a house to house census or 'survey' of every home in the county 
and will not finish for a year and a half. Another line of activity is our 
'anti-malaria party' specializing in ditching, draining, brushing and oiling. 
This will cost about $20,000 a year. . . . The City Health Officer has re- 
signed and I am slated for his job, as well as my own, until the end 
of the War. Have a fleet of eight autos and am expending about $75,000 
a vear." 



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Rockland Tyng Homans. 

R. Tyng Homans prepared at the Berkeley School, and was 
our president freshman year. Politics and personal popularity 
no doubt combined to bring about that result. He is a member 
of the Delta Phi fraternity and a grandson of the late Rev. 
Stephan H. Tyng, at one time a member of the Council of New 
York University, and rector of a well known Episcopal church. 
R. Tyng has followed in his footsteps and in those of his father, 
and is an Episcopalian clergyman. He is the present incumbent 
of Grace Church, at Jamaica, Long Island. In preparation 
for these duties he took the classical course, showing a par- 
ticular fondness for Greek. 

He was born April 13, 1872, at Manhasset, New York. His 
parents were Rev. James E. Homans and Susan M. Tyng. On 
January 17, 1899, he married Mary Adelaide Barrow, daughter 
of James Thomas Barrow. They have two daughters, Eliza- 
beth Leslie and Virginia Doris. 

Near the end of our sophomore year he left us. Traces 
are found of his attendance at Columbia from 1892 to 1893. 
From 1893 to 1896 he was a student at the General Theological 
Seminary. He received deacon's orders in 1896, and became a 
priest of his church in 1898. 

Union Theological Seminary enrolled him as a student from 
1905 to 1910, giving him the B.D. degree in 1907. He was 
curate at St. Matthew's Church, New York City, 1896-1900, 
and at the Church of the Incarnation, New York City, from 
1904 to 1910; rector of Grace Church at Whitestone, Long 
Island, from 1900 to 1904, and became rector in his present 
parish in 1910. Care of souls has precluded his presence at 
our reunions since 1908, but has not prevented his writing us 
on those occasions. 

When he realizes the precarious condition of his classmates, 
we believe he will be on hand at each reunion as we are certainly 
worth saving. 

His home is No. 62 Clinton Avenue, Jamaica, Long Island, 
New York. 



Edward Blackstone Hurst. 

Hurst was born at Cincinnati, Ohio, March 26, 18T1. We 
do not know the names of his parents and assume he was left 
an orphan at a fairly early age, because when he entered Lehigh 
University, which he did with the class of '92 in 1888, he gave 
the name of C. N. Avery as his guardian. He took the civil 
engineering course at Lehigh and became a member of the 
Delta Upsilon fraternity. 

In the fall of 1890 he entered N. Y. U. with our Class, pre- 
senting credentials from his former college. Our records show 
his attendance in algebra and that he had some difficulty with 
the French language. He left us during freshman year. 

It is reported that he went into journalism and was upon the 
staff of a New York newspaper, and that he died in New York 
City on June 30, 1908. 

John Vosburgh Irwin. 

He is a native of New York City, having been born October 
17, 1874, the son of William and Elizabeth V. Irwin. 

He entered college during freshman year. Is a member of 
Psi Upsilon and Phi Beta Kappa. Dabbled in college athletics 
to some extent, organized the spring games: of 1893, when he 
secured third place in the 100 yards, and in the quarter mile, 
and in the spring of 1894, second place in the tennis singles, and, 
with George F. Swann, '96, first in tennis doubles. He was 
given the degree of Ph.B. in 1894 and LL.B. in 1899. From 
'94 to '97, was in business pursuits and then entered the law 
office of his father, with whom he was associated for five years, 
and until his father's death. He has continued the practice 
of the law ever since, his present office being at No. 68 
Broad Street, New York City. 

William F. Irwin, '03, is his brother; Chancellor John Hall 
was his step-grandfather ; and Prof. Robert W. Hall his step- 
uncle. 

On November 21, 1905, he married Cornelia H., daughter of 
Pay son and Emma H. S. Merrill. His home is at No. 130 
East 67th Street, New York City. 

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Additional biographical ittiiis are: 

y'lrc president yVthletic Association '92-3; secretary Tennis Association 
'92-4; president Eiicleian '9t; Founders' Day orator '94; eoinniencement 
orator '94; permanent secretary and treasurer of the Class of '94; Grad- 
uate School, 1890"; New York I'niversity Law School '97-'99; associate edi- 
tor Triangle '97-8; class president, Law '99; vice president Y. M. C. A. 
Law School '98-9; advisory conuiiittee Athletic Association '98-99 and 
1900-2; Ist vice i)resident Students' Club (Y. M. C. A.) '99-00; organiser 
of N. Y, U, Historical wSociety 1900 and secretary of same since then; 
secretary Junior Law Ahunni Association 1901-2; meml)er of executive 
conunittee Ahunni Association 190G-9; delegate to conferences which 
organized the General Alumni Association in 1901-2, and to those organ- 
izing the Ahunni Federation, 1917 to 1921; member of Board of Gov- 
ernors Ahmmi Federation 1921-2; honorary vice president Alunmi Asso- 
ciation 1920; life member N, Y. \J. Ahunni Electorate; Corresponding 
Secretary lieta (N. Y. L'.) of Phi Beta Kappa 1914-6; treasurer Y. M. 
C. A. Ahunni Committee since 1911; organizer and secretary of N. Y. U. 
Class Secretaries Association 1914. 

Trustee of The American Savings Bank and its counsel since 1902. 
Secretary of same '03-04 and since 1917, and president of same 1911-5. 

Meml)er of American Conunittee to celebrate 100 years of peace among 
lOnglish Speaking Peoples, 1914; honorary vice president Yorkville Neigh- 
borhootl Association 1914; secretary Country Club of New Canaan, Conn., 
1910-4 and 1919-20, and president of same 1914-6; governor of N. Y. Skin 
& Cancer Hospital since 1913; trustee 1906-9, deacon 1915-20 and elder 
1920 Fifth Avenue Presl)yterian Church. 

Life member New York LListorical Society; National Association of 
Audubon Societies; New York //Oological Society; American Museum of 
Natural History and National Geographic Society, Member of the Uni- 
versity Club; Psi L'psilon Club; Society of Colonial AYars; Sons of the 
Revolution; \'eteran Corps of Artillery; Friendly (r) Sons of St. Patrick; 
Irvine Society of America; New York LaAV Institute; New York Society 
Library; liar Association of New York City; and Faculty Club, L^niversity 
Heights. 

Served during the World War in the Selective Service System, L^. S. 
War Department, as Government Appeal Agent, attached to Local Board 
No. 164, New York Citv. 



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Solomon Achillovich Joffe. 

Joffe appears on the University's records as a special student 
with our Cl^ss in sophomore year, when he took elementary 
mechanics. He was also rated as a special with the Class of 
'95, and was attending the Graduate School in which he received 
the degree of M.S. in 1893. From 1893 to 1895 he was a 
graduate student at the University of Chicago, being a Fellow 
in Mathematics from 1894 to 1895. He has devoted his life 
to the science of mathematics, being now assistant actuary of 
the Mutual Life Insurance Company at 32 Nassau Street, New 
York City. 

He was assistant in mathematics at Columbia in 1897; in- 
structor in the same at New York Ethical Culture High School, 
1897-98; and mathematician of the foreign department of the 
Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1898 to 1910, when he en- 
tered his present post. 

He was born at Petropavlovka (Yekaterinoslav), Russia, 
April 27 (May 9), 1868, the son of Achilles J. and Eugenie 
Joffe. On March 17 (29), 1891, he married Rossia M. Kras- 
nopolskaya. They have three children, Sara, born 1894; Elea- 
nor H., born 1896, and Julian A., born 1902. 

Before coming to the United States he received the Certificate 
of Maturity (Abiturienten-Examen), in 1887, at Yekaterino- 
slav, Russia. 

He is a member of the American Mathematical Society ; 
Mathematical Association of America ; American Statistical 
Association: Circolo Matematico di Palermo, and Societe As- 
tronomique de France. He is a Fellow of the Actuarial Society 
of America and also of the American Association for Advance- 
ment of Science. 

His home is at No. 616 West 137th Street, New York City. 



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Herbert M. Johnston. 

Johnston was born May 24, 1874, the son of Alexander 
Johnston. He was a student at Dickinson College (Penn.), 
1890-1892. He spent junior year, 1892-1893, with us, and 
again moved on, this time to Columbia, where he graduated with 
A.B. in 1894. Columbia awarded him A.M. in 1895. He was 
given a scholarship in English by Columbia in 1893, and was 
a University Fellow there from 1894 to 1896. He then entered 
the New York Law School, graduating there with LL.B. in 
1899. 

He is a practicing attorney in New York City with an office 
at 46 Cedar Street. 

His home is at Stewart Manor, New Hyde Park, Long Island. 
Report is that he is married and has. three children and that 
when at Dickinson he belonged to a local fraternity. 



Bernard Hetherington Kelly, 
The son of Thomas and Rose H. Kelly, was born August 23, 
1874, appeared among us in junior year, 1892-3, but did not 
return in our senior year. He continued his studies as oppor- 
tunity offered, both in the college and in the Graduate School. 
This resulted in his graduating with B.S. in 1898, to which 
Class he is accredited on the University records. 

We believe that he was teaching during the time he was a 
student. Pedagogy is his calling and at the present time he is 
first assistant at Public School No. 14 in the Bronx. He lives 
at No. 3014 Baisley Avenue, Westchester, Borough of Bronx 

He is not married. 



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Ralph Kirby. 

Kirby was born June 8, 1868, at Roslyn, New York, the elder 
son of William W. and Susan E. Kirby. He still resides there. 
Isaac H. Kirby, '95, is his brother. He became a member of the 
Zeta Psi fraternity, won Phi Beta Kappa and was Greek salu- 
tatorian at commencement. He was awarded the A.B. degree. 
He studied law at the University LaAV School and graduated 
with LL.B. in 1896. He is unmarried. He was class poet in 
junior year. 

The editor regrets that Kirbv has failed to send him any 
data as to his record and occupation. 

The following information has been gathered by independent 
research and will doubtless be of interest to his friends. 

After leaving college he entered a "concern," to quote from 
one of his letters, and after a time became connected with the 
office of Henry M. Ward, an attorney. He left Mr. Ward's 
office in January, 1920. His name does not appear in the 
telephone directories or in the published lists of lawyers, al- 
though he was admitted to practice by the Appellate Division, 
Second Department, of the Supreme Court on February 11, 
1898. 

Kirby has changed in appearance but little since college days. 

Frederick William Langford. 

Fred. Langford left college at the end of freshman year. He 
was a member of the Psi LTpsilon fraternity and when in col- 
lege held the office of treasurer of the Athletic Association. 

His first adventure in business was with T. H. Langford, a 
cotton goods broker. He then was with Richard Young in the 
leather business until about 1901, when he went with the Uni- 
versal Safety Tread Co. of Waltham, Mass. He rose to be 
the general manager, in Boston, of that company. His home 
was at 201 Clarendon Street in that city. 

He was born in 1874, his parents being James H. and Clara 
M. Langford. 

He was a member of the Boston Athletic Club, in wliich he 
took an active interest. 



On Sunday, August 13, 1916, after an illness of one day, he 
died at Boston, of pneumonia. The funeral services were held 
at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Edward N. Whiting, 21 
Marlborough Road, Brooklyn, New York City, on August 17, 
1916. A floral tribute was sent by the class. 

We remember Langford as a bright and cheery companion 
and friend. His sudden death in the prime of life was a shock. 
He had not married. 

Leon Lemberg. 

The Recorder's records show that Lemberg was born in 1874*, 
his father being Levi Lemberg and that he remained in the Class 
until the close of the second term, freshman year. He reentered 
with the Class of 1895, with which he graduated with the degree 
of B.S. He then pursued a medical course at the University 
Medical College, from which he graduated with M.D. in 1898. 

We believe he now uses a middle letter and writes his name 
Leon M. Lemberg. He is not accustomed to the use of reply 
envelopes and does not use, for answering, those your secretary 
sends him. ^ 

His home and office is at 629 Dumont AA''enue, Brooklyn, 
New York City. 

Bernard Henry Lord. 

Lord joined the Class with the opening of junior year, having 
enrolled September 26, 1892. He remained in college but a 
short time. Previous to coming to us he was a member of the 
Class of '92 at the Albany Law School (Union University), 
from which he received the degree of LL.B. in 1892. He be- 
came a member of the Delta Chi fraternity when in the law 
school. 

He was born at Albany, N. Y., November 16, 1870, the son 
of Neville B. and Electa S. Lord. 

On December 9, 1915, he married Bertha E., the daughter 
of Frank H. Hill. 

After leaving college he practiced law in Brooklyn and later 
removed his home to Rivcrhead, Suffolk County, N. Y., where 
he now has his law office. 

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Walter Denton Ludlum. 

His name appears in the University Catalogue of 1890-91 as 
a member of the Class, freshman year. He took his preliminary 
examinations in 1890, but did not actually enter college until 
the following year in the Class of 1895, with which he gradu- 
ated. He is a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity. Received the 
degrees of B.S. in 1895 and of M.D. in 1898. He is the son 
of Dr. Charles H. Ludlum, '63, and Mary Jane White, having 
been born at Boonton, N. J., April 24, 1875. Rev. James 
MacD. Denton, '70, is his cousin — once removed, to be accurate. 
He is married to A. Irene, daughter of William M. Daniell, 
They have at least one child, Walter D., Jr. 

Ludlum is a practicing physician, with his office at No. 362 
Marlborough Road, Brooklyn, New York City. 

John George Lydecker. 

J. Gieorge Lydecker is the son of John J. and Susan L. Ly- 
decker. His birthday is December 15, 1871, and New York 
City was the place. He received B.S. in 1894, and C.E. in 
1895, and started his career as a civil engineer. He continued 
as such until 1903. 

He is a member of the Delta Phi fraternity, was class poet 
in sophomore year ; associate editor of the '94 Violet ; president 
of the Engineering Society in 1894, and class censor in senior 
year, and a member of the Dramatic Society. 

He sang on the Glee Club for three years. He took the part 
of Pooflesh, a Ghost, in the opera "Nirvana." Those experi- 
ences influenced his entire life. He had a fine baritone voice and 
has a better one now. He adopted singing as a profession in 
1903, and has added dramatic ability to that talent. He is an 
operatic actor of merit. The editor's experience is such that 
he hopes many will have the opportunity of seeing and hearing 
him. 

When he comes to our reunions, our entreaties sometimes 
prevail, and he favors us with a song. 

When he is not "on the road" his home is No. 37 West 83rd 
Street, New York Cit}^ He is unmarried. 

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Joseph Bardwell Lyman. 

January 4, 1870, was a proud day for the community of New 
Egypt as it was the birthday of our classmate. His parents 
were Joseph B. and Laura E. Lyman. He has a brother, 
Alexander S. Lyman, '84, who is a member of the Council of 
the University. New Egypt is in New Jersey. 

Joe was, and is a scholar. He stood second in the class, won 
Phi Beta Kappa and was English salutatorian at Commence- 
ment, when he received the degree of Ph.B. and won the scientific 
fellowship. In addition to his academic duties he did a lot of 
work and did it well. He is a very modest and self-effacing 
man. He was secretary to the Chancellor, and did much of the 
clerical Avork on the Biographical Catalogue published by the 
Alumni Association in 1894. 

He is a member of Psi Upsilon, was librarian of Eucleian, 
'93-'94, class secretary in 1893, and editor in chief of the 
LTniversity "Quarterly," '93-'94, and was elected Founders' 
Day po6t. He is the author of "The University Buildings," 
which appeared in the "Quarterly" for May, 1894, a noteworthy 
summary of the events connected with the old building on 
Washington Square. 

After graduation he spent something less than a year in the 
Adirondacks, a year in the law office of Davies, Stone and Auer- 
bach, of which his brother was a member ; and a year and a half 
in the country. He then entered the Yale Divinity School, with 
the Class of 1900, from which he was graduated May 16, 1900, 
with the degree of B.D., his graduating address being, "The 
Significance of Miracles as Revealing the Personality of Jesus." 
He is a Congregational clergyman. His pastorates have been at 

Barton Landing, Vermont, 1900-1905 

Pittsfield, New Hampshire, 1905-1911 

Orono, Maine, 1911-1919 

Sharon (Norfolk Co.), Mass., 1919 to date 
On August 6, 1903, he married Harriet D., daughter of 
Albert W. Harwood. The Lord has blessed them with four 
children : 

Diantha S., born September 17, 1904 

Helen D., born August 30, 1906 

Joseph B., Jr., born September 27, 1908 

Mary H., born March 9, 1910 

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Close adherence to the duties of his calling has kept him 
from our reunions. He always sends us a message of remem- 
brance. 

A notable effort at church unit}^ was undertaken at Orono 
(the seat of the University of Maine) during Lyman's pastor- 
ate. The Universalist Church of the town was without a 
pastor. A joint committee of the two churches organized "The 
United Parish of Orono," under wliich each "society" main- 
tained its legal identity, but pooled its resources and activities. 
Lyman was chosen pastor in 1918 of the United Parish and 
conducted the services of both organizations as one church. 
The Universalist edifice was used for the principal services. 
We have not heard whether this unique plan outlasted Lyman's 
departure in 1919 for Sharon, Mass. 

John Henry MacCracken. 

The old proverb concerning the training of youth has been 
demonstrated and vindicated in John Henry's career. A prize 
winner on entrance and during the course, valedictorian, class 
president senior year, once a S3^ndic (consult the encyclopedia), 
twice a college president, an LL.D. five times and the head of 
a happy family, is but an incomplete catalogue of his triumphs. 

Born at one of tlie numerous Rochesters, the one honored 
being in tlie mountains of A'^ermont, on September 30, 1875, the 
eldest son of Rev, Henry M. MacCracken and Catherine A. Hub- 
bard, he later moved from Pittsburgh to New York, in 1891, 
when his father became professor of philosophy and vice-chan- 
cellor at N. Y. L^. Dr. Lyon's famous school prepared him for 
college, which he entered with '94 as its then youngest member. 
He won the classical entrance prize, the James Gordon Bennett 
prize and the A. Ogden Butler fellowship. 

He was president of the college Y. M. C. A. ; successively, 
censor, treasurer and president of Eucleian ; one of the editors 
of the University "Quarterly" and class president senior year. 

He is a member of Psi Upsilon and Phi Beta Kappa. Chan- 
cellor MacCracken was his father ; George G. MacCracken, '98, 
and Henry X. MacCracken, 1900 (now president of Vassar), 

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his brothers. His sister, Fay M. Stockwell (Mrs. Frederick 
K.), took a post graduate course and received the M.A. degree 
in '98. She also attended the Women's Law Class. 

Our classmate's degrees are A.B., '94; A.M., '97, and LL.D., 
'15, from N. Y. U. ; Ph. D., '09, Halle; I.L.D., '0:3, Westmin- 
ster; and LL.D., '15, from I^ehigh, Pennsylvania College and 
Rutgers, From '94 to '95 he studied for the ministry at Union 
Theological Seminary ; from '95 to '96 and in '99 he was at 
University of Halle, Wittenberg, Germany; and in 1897 at 
Chicago University. 

His Alma JNIatcr claimed his services thus: Instructor, '96- 
^99 ; assistant professor of pliilosophy, '99 ; professor of poli- 
tics, '03-'15; Syndic, '03-'15; member of the Council, '03-'15; 
and secretary of the Graduate School, 1914. In the interval he 
was president, '99-'03, of Westminster College, Fulton, Mo., 
being the youngest college president, at that time, in the L^nited 
States. 

In 1915 he was elected president of Lafayette College, 
Easton, Pennsylvania, where he now has his home. 

He married Edith, daughter of Frederick A. Constable, April 
20, 1910. A daughter, Louise, born February 25, 1911, and a 
son. Constable, born May 4, 1913, complete the family. When 
not at Easton, he can often be found at Mamaroneck, New 
York, where he spends the sunmier, and is much interested in 
flowers. 

He is a member of the University Club and the Metropolitan 
Club of New York City ; the Cosmos Club of Washington and 
the Pomfret Club of Easton ; also of the Northampton Country 
Club, and of Friends of the Medallion. He has been a director 
of the Society for Prevention of Crime. 

During the World War he served the Government as Regional 
Director, S. A. T. C. (Students' Army Training Corps), for 
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and District of Columbia. 



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AiA'ix Ira INIxVcNab. 

Mac came to us from the University Ga'ammar School and 
sta^'ed among us for two years. He was born October 18, 1873, 
at New York City, the son of George B. and Pauline T. Mac- 
Nab. He became a member of the Delta Plii fraternity. The '93 
"Violet" said of him, "To be merry best becomes you," and he 
well deserved that reputation, not only in college days but 
during the succeeding years whenever he was at the class re- 
unions, of which he was a very frequent attendant. After leav- 
ing college he engaged in editorial work and was connected with 
the New York "Sun," and the New York "Herald." For a time 
he was managing editor of the "Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter." 
In 1905 he took up the stud}'^ of law at the N. Y. U. Law 
School and received the degree of LL.B. in 1908. He prac- 
ticed for himself in this city for a number of years and was a 
hard worker, and became counsel for "The Journal of Com- 
merce." He was secretary of the Corporate Mortgage Co., and 
a member of the Essex Count}^ Riding Club. 

About 1914 he met with a serious accident, being thrown 
from his horse, but recovered after some weeks. 

On October 10, 1920, he was scalded while taking a bath at 
his home. No. 311 West 95th Street, from the effects of wliich 
he died at St. Luke's Hospital on October 12, 1920. The 
funeral service was held in tlie chapel of the hospital, October 
14f, 1920, at which a delegation from the Class was present. 
He was unmarried and left surviving him, his mother, his brother 
and a sister, Mrs. Robert F. Archibald. 

His brother, George T. MacNab, is a nongraduate member 
of the Class of '90. 



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Emil Otto Frank Majir. 

Mahr was born at Newark, N. J., on October 11, 1873, the 
son of Conrad and Mary A. Mahr. He graduated from the 
Newark High School and then entered N. Y. U. During his 
four years with us he attended closely to his duties, was a mem- 
ber of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, corresponding secretary 
of the class in senior year and graduated with the degree of 
B.S. In 1895 he was awarded C.E. 

He was a member of the New Jersey Naval Reserve and en- 
listed in the U. S. Navy during the war with Spain, holding the 
position of First Class Quartermaster. He was on the U. S. S. 
Monitor Montauk and on the U. S. S. Badger. During his ser- 
vice he took part in the capture of eleven prizes. The New 
Jersey Legislature awarded him a war medal. While on the 
Montauk he received an injury to his head due to his hammock 
falling during the night. The officials reported him as fully 
recovered. On January 27, 1900, he died, suddenly, at Irving- 
ton, N. J., due to causes resulting from the fracture of his skull 
at the time of the accident. 

He was buried with naval honors on January 31, 1900, in 

the Fairmount Cemetery, Orange, N. J. 

He was not married. 

Francis Leary Manning. 

Frank had completed the course at St. John's College, Ford- 
ham, and received the degree of B.S. from it in 1890, before he 
came to us. He was found qualified to enter as a sophomore 
and so began his life with us in 1891. He was a member of the 
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and was an editor of the Quar- 
terly, second vice-president of the class senior year, a member 
of Eucleian, of the Engineering Society and of the Class Day 
Committee. 

He graduated with B.S. He at once took up the profession 
of civil engineer and worked on several important bridge build- 
ing operations. He later was a member of the engineering firm 
of Gurlitt-Manning Co. He was born October 20, 1872, on 
Staten Island, N. Y., being the ^^oungest of seven children of 

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John B. Manning and Mary Manning. On August 29, 1909, 
he died, at his father's home, No. 81 Riverside Drive, New York 
City, of acute pneumonia, having been ill only a few days. The 
funeral services were held August JJlst, at Holy Trinity Church 
in West 82nd Street. The Class sent an appropriate floral 
token of sympatliy to his family. 

He was unmarried. 



Jay May. 

Jay May was a member of tlie Class from its inception until 
the day upon which the freshman class of '95 was scheduled to 
present its first speakers in morning chapel. A terrific explo- 
sion of giant fire crackers "happened" to take place at the 
moment in the yard beloAV the windows, and what the freshmen 
had planned to declaim was forgotten in the ensuing din, aided 
by hand torpedoes and the uproar of the sophomores. Chan- 
cellor MacCracken asked for the man who set off' the fire 
crackers and Jay iMay is reported to have made an appoint- 
ment in the Council Room. AVe saw him no more. 

He was born in 1878, the son of Nathan and Matilda May. 
He prepared for College at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. 

He was a student of medicine at Long Island College Hospital 
after leaving us. 

In August, 1892, he died suddenly at Saratoga, New York. 



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John Joseph Moorhead. 

Jack came to college from Trinity Chapel School. He always 
intended to be a surgeon and a democrat and pursued his four 
3'ears' course with assurance. He was very active in college 
affairs, having been manager of the varsity baseball team for 
three years ; editor in cliief of the '94 "Violet" ; an editor of the 
I/niversity "Quarterly" ; at various times, censor, corresponding 
secretary, vice-])residcnt and president of Eucleian ; director 
of the Dramatic Association ; statistician on Class Day, and 
chairman of tlie Connnencement Conmiittee. 

He won the first Butler Eucleian Prize, and in 1895 the Valen- 
tine Mott Gold Medal at the Medical College. He is a member 
of Psi Upsilon. 

He received the B.S. degree in '94 and the M.D. degree in '97. 

After three years in the University Medical College he was 
appointed house surgeon and interne at Hood- Wright Hospital. 
From '99-'01 lie was visiting surgeon at the University-Bellevue 
clinic ; '99-'02, assistant attending physician Roosevelt Hospital 
clinic and also assistant attending surgeon Hood- Wright Hos- 
pital ; 1900-03, assistant demonstrator in operative surgery 
N. Y. U. Medical College; 1901, assistant visiting surgeon Har- 
lem Hospital, and visiting surgeon there since 1915. He is also 
visiting surgeon to Washington Square Hospital, and surgical 
consultant at U. S. Public Health Hospital No. 61. 

He has been associated with the New York Post Graduate 
Medical School and Hospital since 1909. In 1920, he became 
professor of surgery in that institution. He is the author of 
"Traumatic Surgery," published by W. B. Saunders Co., 
Philadelphia. 

He was born at New York City, July 15, 1874, the son of Dr. 
Joseph and Mary Moorliead. On October 13, 1907, he mar- 
ried Helen, the daughter of John R. and Evangeline H. Howell. 
They have a daughter, Anne Moorhead, and a son, David 
Moorhead. 

For a number of years our classmate was connected with the 
street railway system of the city in its trial department, being 

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chief surgeon. In this connection he acquired a wide reputa- 
tion as an expert and often appeared in the Courts. 

He was president of the Class from 1899 to 1908. In 1921 
he was elected treasurer of the Medical College Alumni Asso- 
ciation in succession to Dr. Pisek, his close friend and classmate. 
He is a member of the University Club, and of the Psi Upsilon 
Club. 

On the entry of the United States into the World War 
he became an officer in the Medical Corps, U. S. A., and was 
attached to the Post Graduate Base Hospital Unit, officially 
known as Base Hospital No. 8. He sailed with the unit July 
17, 1917, on the U. S. S. Saratoga, which was rammed in New 
York Harbor, under suspicious circumstances, by the steam- 
ship Panama and most of the supplies lost. Ten days later 
the Unit again started with new supplies on the U. S. S. Finland. 

Jack has given the following account of his war record: 

Captain M. R. C. American Expeditionary Forces assigned to Base 
Hospital No. 8, New York Post Graduate Hospital Unit, leaving for 
France July, 1917. On detached service with the French and Belgians 
until May, 1918; promoted Major M. C. October, 1917; Commanding Offi- 
cer American Red Cross Hospital No. 104, Beauvais-Cantigny engage- 
ment; Commanding Officer same Hospital July, 1918, Soissons engage- 
ment; Commanding Officer Evacuation Hospital No. 110, Chateau Thierry 
engagement, July-August, 1918; Commanding Officer same Hospital Ar- 
gonne engagement September-November 1918; promoted Lieutenant Col- 
onel. Received citation from General Pershing for "meritorious and con- 
spicuous services"; awarded Croix de Guerre (with two citations); and 
Medaille d' Honneur. 

On his return home he was in charge of U. S. General Hospital 
No. 39 at Long Beach, N. Y., until discharged from active 
service. 

On November 4, 1921, he was decorated by General Robert 
Lee Bullard with the Distinguished Service Medal for services 
as Commanding Officer of an evacuation hospital in France. 

His home and office is at No. 115 East 64th Street, New 
York Citv. 



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Carlos Morales y Calvo. 

Carlos Morales is the eldest son and heir of M. A. R. de 
Morales (Marques dc la Real Proclamacion) of Cuba and Maria 
A. Calvo. He was born at Havana, Cuba, December 21, 1870. 
He prepared for N. Y. U. at San Francisco School, Havana, 
with his brother, Juan Francisco Morales Y Calvo, and they 
both entered college with our class in 1890. We suppose Carlos 
is now a marques as we fear his father has died. He, however, 
may have had some trouble with the present Cuban laws. 
Charlie is a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity and received the 
degree of B.S. in 1894 and of C.E. in 1895. He was class vice- 
president in junior year. Class Day marshal and manager of the 
class baseball team in freshman year. 

We remember liis [^leasing personality which the '94< ^^Violet" 
recorded as "Genteel in personage, conduct and equippage^ — 
Noble by heritage — Generous and free." 

He returned to Havana soon after graduation. In 1901 he 
married Aurelia Herrera y Esponda and they have five living 
children — Carlos Manuel, Jose Antonio, Ygnacio, Aurelia, and 
Pedro Nicolas. Francisco M. Morales, '83, is his cousin. 

During the Cuban War with Spain he was a volunteer aid on 
the staff of General Ray Stone, U. S. A., and took part in the 
Porto Rican campaign. 

He owns and operates a sugar cane plantation and has a gen- 
eral brokerage office in Havana under the firm name of Morales 
Y Cardenas, with offices in Banco Nacional de Cuba. He is a 
member of the Havana Yacht Club and the Vedado Tennis Club. 

On October 22, 1919, he was found by chance in New York. 
An impromptu luncheon was hurriedly arranged at the Uni- 
versity Club where five or six of the class met him for the first 
time since 1895. He appears much the same but stouter than in 
undergraduate days. "If you come to Havana do not fail to 
come and see me," is his message. 



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Juan Francisco Morales y Calvo. 

He is the younger brother of Carlos Morales and entered 
college, with him, as a "special." He was born September 16, 
1874, at Havana, if our information is correct. His parents 
were M. A. R. de Morales, the Marques, and Maria Antonia 
Calvo. He, like his brother, is a member of the Zeta Psi frater- 
nity. His cousin is Francisco M. Morales, '83. 

He clung with tenacity to his right as a special student and 
during our four years the University catalogues so described 
him, but for some reason attached him to the freshman class 
of '97 in our senior year. The ways of professors are hard. 
No direct news has come from him since he left the "Halls of 
the Old N. Y. U.," and it is rumored that English with him is 
now, even more than formerly, a difficulty. 

He took part in the Spanish War and held a captaincy in 
the Cavalry of the Cuban Army. 

His brother reports that he lives in Havana, can be addressed 
in his brother's care, is not married, and is not in business. 



Miguel Orozco^ Jr. 

Orozco entered college in September, 1890, coming to us 
from Lehigh University where he had been a member of the 
Class of 1893, and of the fraternity of Alpha Tau Omega. He 
spent freshman year with us and did not return. The report 
is that he died December 1, 1891. 

Our records did not list him as "Junior," that information 
comes from the Secretary of Lehigh University. His class at 
that institution contains also the name of Louis Orozco, who 
is presumed to be a brother. 

Orozco's home was Bucaramaugua, United States of Colum- 
bia. He was born in 1874. His brother has, or did have, a 
sugar cane plantation at their home. 



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Pekry Carter Pentz. 

"The fair-haired one, he that is given to jesting" (so said 
the '94 "Violet"), lives at Glen Ridge, N. J., with his happy 
family, consisting of Mrs. Pentz, who was Miss Ella Marie 
Sanger, daughter of Eugene B. Sanger, to whom he was married 
November 25, 1902, and two little Pentzes — ^Archibald P., born 
December 16, 1910, and Jean Marie, born November 11, 1916. 
Perry went merrily through college, filling many offices and 
being in on numerous organizations, such as president of Quar- 
terly Association ; captain of the Track Team, and presentation 
orator on Class Day. A.B. came to him on graduation. He 
was a member of the executive committee of the Intercollegiate 
Athletic Association for a number of years. He is a member 
of Psi Upsilon ; the St. Nicholas Society ; Yankee Club ; Year 
End Club; Veteran Association 1st Naval Battalion, N. Y. ; 
Glen Ridge Forum, and last, but not least, of Christ M. E. 
Church, Glen Ridge. He takes and has taken a personal part 
in the welfare of his native land. ( His birthday was February 
25, 18T2, at New York City.) He left a promising business 
connection in 1898 to enlist in the Spanish War in which he 
served as Gun Captain, 1st Naval Battalion, N. Y., on U. S. S. 
Yankee. During the World War he was a Lieutenant in the 
Glen Ridge Battalion, N. J. M. R., and was supervisor of con- 
struction and assistant engineer with Constructing Quarter- 
master, U. S. A., Debarkation Hospitals No. 3, at 18th Street 
and Sixth Avenue, and No. 5 at Grand Central Palace ; also 
for barracks for enlisted men of the Hospital Corps. 

He is an acting Assistant Scout Master of Boy Scouts of 
America. The University Alumni Association made him its 
secretary from 1910 to 1913. He wonders if that was a busi- 
ness or an honor. He was also on its executive committee from 
1913 to 1916. 



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His real business is a builder, and he has been 
1894-8 with White Fire Proofing Co. 
1898-07 with John J. Roberts, Plastering Contractor. 
1907-12 Secretary of Jos. A. Phillips, Inc. 
1912-1914 Secretary and treasurer of Bunn, Nase & 
Pentz, Builders 

1914- Secretary and treasurer of Christopher Camp- 
bell, Inc., at 480 Lexington Avenue. 

Doubtless one of the many reasons why, when he left Dr. 
Chapin's School, he came to N. Y. U. was because of his family 
connections. He has eight relatives on the University rolls, 
namely : 

Great Grandfather, Rev. Archibald Maclay, an incorpora- 
tor of the University ; Great Uncles, Moses B. Maclay, '36, and 
William B. Maclay, '36 ; Cousins, Isaac W. Maclay, non-grad. 
'60 ; Augustus M. Maclay, non-grad. '63 ; William W. Maclay, 
'72 ; George S. Pentz, non-grad. '88, and Archibald M. Maclay, 
Law '79. 

His parents were Archibald Maclay and Mary E. Pentz. 

He took the part of Billona Brown, a Malapropian landlady 
with a penchant for "Orcult Science" in the opera "Nirvana." 

Perry designed the bronze memorial tablet on the flag pole 
erected by the Class on the Campus. 

He has added to his many activities the secretaryship of Glen 
Ridge Forum, 1921-1922, and of the Glen Ridge Republican 
Club. He is also president of the Men's League of Christ M. E. 
Church and a member of the Republican General Committee of 
Essex County, N. J. 

He seldom if ever misses the annual reunions of the Class, 
and when he is unavoidably absent we are more than sorry. 



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Godfrey Roger Pisek. 

Every man in the Class must remember P. If not, our fresh- 
man photograph will help to refresh the memory. A descendant 
of the hero of Bohemia, John Huss (for proof of which we 
have seen a rusty sword over a mantel). He was born August 
20, 1873, at New York City, and as a consequence was and is 
eligible for president of the United States. His brother. Rev. 
V incent Pisek, of the Class of 1882, arranged for his coming to 
N. Y. U. and the late Dr. Chapin, whose school was on Madison 
Avenue, near 64th Street, helped in the scholastic preparation. 
Study, other than of medicine, was something of a chore. He 
receiA^ed the B.S. degree in 1894 and in 1897 the M.D. from 
Alma Mater. He won the Valentine Mott Silver Medal in '96. 
His specialty is diseases of children, and it is reported that in 
the best family circles he exercises a weird fascination over cry- 
ing infants and is much sought for with a consequent growing 
practice, and office hours only by appointment. 

He was and, we believe, still is professor of pediatrics at the 
Medical School of the University of Vermont. He frequently 
went to Burlington when our Class dinner was held. This sys- 
tem, for the last few years (A'^ermont gave him a Sc. D. in '14), 
he has abandoned and now dines with us and settles all ques- 
tions of the day. We enjoy his presence so much, we elected 
him president of the Class in 1917, and trust he will keep the 
position for a long time. 

His parents were Anton Pisek and Barbara Musil. Another 
brother, Frank Pisek, is a graduate of N. Y. U. Law '90. 

In college he became a member of Psi Upsilon and was class 
historian our freshman year; class prophet at Class Day; chair- 
man of Founders' Day Committee ; censor of Eucleian, and now 
belongs to the University Club; Camp Fire Club of America; 
Psi Upsilon Club ; and Scott Fish and Game Club. He is an 
honorary president of the Lenox Hill Settlement, and president 
in 1918 and 1919 of the Physicians Mutual Aid Association. 
He is professor of pediatrics in the New York Post Graduate 
Medical School and treasurer of the N. Y. L^. Medical College 
A-lumni, 1919. He is an elder in the Bohemian (John Huss) 

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PresbYterian Cliurch, of which his brother, Vincent, is the 
pastor. 

Pie was married on September 5, 1900, to Rosalie Scranton 
Paul, daughter of tT. Marshall Paul, and has three charming 
daughters, Barbara A^incent, born March 20, 1902 ; Frederica 
Paul, born August 1, 1901*, and Helen Marshall, born March 
12, 1910. During the late war Dr. Pisek served as a member 
of Medical Advisory Board No. 12, New York City, in the 
Selective Service System of the U. S. War Department. His 
home (and office) is 26 East 64th Street, New York City. 

He modestly reports the following: 

Hospital connections: Visiting physician Babies Ward, N. Y. Post 
Graduate Hospital; Visiting pediatrician, Park Hospital, New York City; 
Consulting pediatrician. Union Hospital, Portchester, N. Y. ; Darrach 
Home for Children, and New Utrecht Hospital. 

Writings: "Diseases of Children" (co-author) with Dr. Chapin, 1909 
(4th Edition 1919). 

Many monographs on medical and public health topics dealing with 
children and milk. 

Medical Societies, etc.: New York Academy of Medicine; American 
Medical Association; N. Y. County Medical Society; Northwestern Medi- 
cal and Surgical Society; Society of the Alumni of the Post Graduate 
Hospital; President of the Faculty Association of the Post Graduate 
Hospital. 

P. S. Since the writing of the foregoing and while waiting 
to go to press news came of his very sudden death, January 
19, 1921, from heart failure. The funeral services were held 
at his late home on tJanuary 22nd. A large delegation from 
the Class was present. He was called away in the fullness of 
his usefulness, leaving man}^ mourning friends in addition to 
his classmates. The trustees of the Post Graduate Hospital held 
a memorial meeting in his memory on January 25, 1921. 



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Herbert Eber Pratt. 

Pratt stayed with us for three years and left college at the 
end of junior year. He joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity 
and was business manager of the '9-i "Violet." 

We do not recall that he held other positions in under- 
graduate days, save that he sometimes presided at the organ 
during morning chapel, the same organ which had its keys and 
pipes carried off as souvenirs when the old building was about 
to be demolished. He entered the office of the Gould Storage 
Battery Co. at Depew, N. Y., where he remained for some years. 
Later he was attached to the company's New York office, and 
was manager of its vehicle department. This was about 1910, 
because he then began attending the Class reunions. In 1916, 
he left the Gould Company and became vice-president of 
Makutchan Roller Bearing Co., with offices at No. 332 South 
Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 111., in which city he now resides. 
The class secretary has not seen or heard from him since he 
moved to the Windy City. His silence is regrettable. 

He was born in 1873, his father being John F. Pratt. In 
1897 he married Harriet Ploubet. She died March 30, 1901. 
On August 10, 1903, he married Mabel A. Brown. 

He has the following children : 

Herbert E., Jr., bom March 16, 1907 
Laura Onolee, born April 18, 1914 

George Woodruff Randall. 

George was born at Brooklyn, April 14, 1873, and has lived 
there ever since. His parents were Stephen M. Randall and 
Catherine J. Davies. He is a member of the Delta Phi frater- 
nity, belonged to the Dramatic Association, was business man- 
ager of the L^niversity Quarterly, and one of the class marshals 
at commencement. He was awarded B.S. in 1894, and C.E. in 
1895. He at once plunged into business with his father, under 
the firm name of Stephen M. Randall & Son, and engaged in 
building construction from 1894 to 1916. From 1916 to 1918 
he was with E. W. Bliss & Co., torpedo manufacturers, and 
from 1918 to 1919 he was superintendent of construction at 

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the U. S. Government Gas Defense Plant, Long Island City. 
In 1919 he became a member of the Smith & Randall Engineer- 
ing Corporation, of 113 and 115 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, New 
York. 

On November 23, 1898, he married Grace E., daughter of 
Peter Burden. Their home is at 669 St. Marks Avenue, Brook- 
lyn, New York City. 

He is a member of the University Club of Brooklyn. 

He was a most active member of the class committee which 
arranged for the erection of the flag-staff on the campus, in 
commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the graduation of 
the Class. 

It should be added that poetry and curls have much in com- 
mon. He was class poet freshman year and class treasurer 
sophomore year. 



Herbert Daniel Russell. 

Russell is the son of Rev. Frank Russell, a Congregational 
minister, and of Media Stimson Russell. He was born May 
26, 1871, at Brooklyn, N. Y. He prepared for college at 
Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., and entered in 1890, re- 
maining in the Class for two terms of freshman year. 

On the outbreak of the Spanish War he was a member of 
the 51st Iowa Volunteer Infantry, which formed part of the 
first contingent sent to the Philippines following Dewey's vic- 
tory at Manila. He also remained with the regiment in the 
Philippines during the first campaign of the Aguinaldo insur- 
rection, taking part in fourteen engagements. On leaving the 
regiment he was first sergeant of Company E. He writes that 
he was rejected for service in the World War on account of 
disabilities incurred in the Southwest, and so secured a posi- 
tion in the War Department and was sent to Camp Briggs, 
N. C, where he remained during the entire construction period 
of the camp. 

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On May 30, 1898, he married Gretchen L., daughter of 
John T. Krueger. The}^ have three children : 

Doris Aurelia, born November 26, 1902 
Theodore Krueger, born November 20, 1904 
Ericson Wliitney, born July 31, 1910 

Russell is a member of A. F. and A. M. and of the Spanish 
War Veterans. 

He is a civil service employee in the U. S. Navy, with the 
rating of Chief Clerk, and his present address is No. 3601 
Washington Avenue, Newport News, Va. 



John Edward Ruston. 

To be born without nerves is in many ways a blessing. Jack 
Ruston was, born June 14, 1872, at New York Citv. His 
father was Charles Ruston and his mother Elizabeth M. 
Purdy. When he entered college, which he did at the opening 
of freshman year, he had the deliberate manner which still 
enables him to make a success of his profession. 

He is a member of Psi Upsilon and belonged to Eucleian. 
He held the office of class orator in '93 ; class historian, '94 ; 
secretary of the Athletic Association in '93, and was one of 
the editors of the University "Quarterly" in senior year. 

On graduation he received the degree of B.S. He had en- 
rolled in the University Law School the year prior and in 
1895 was awarded the LL.B. degree. He has practiced law 
since then, with but a brief interval. He became a member 
of the firm of Washburn and Ruston, with oflSces at No. 49 
Chambers Street. In 1917 he was appointed an assistant Dis- 
trict Attorney for Kings County and continued in that position 
to January, 1922, having active charge of the trial work, when 
he was appointed, by Governor Miller, District Attorney. 

On June 3, 1902, he married Mary F., the daughter of Frank 
S. Henderson. Their home is at 336 New York Avenue, Bor- 
ough of Brooklyn, New York City. 

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He is a member of the Union League Club of Brooklyn, 
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, the Psi Upsilon Club, St. 
Albans Golf Club, B. P. O. Elks,, 18th Assembly Republican 
Club, Kings County Republican Committee, Brooklyn Bar 
Association, New York County Lawyers' Association, 24th 
Ward Board of Trade and the Empire State Society Sons of 
the American Revolution. He is a trustee of the Greater New 
York Savings Bank. 

During the World War he was a sergeant in Mounted Troop 
A., Police Reserves, Brooklyn Division, and was Chairman, for 
the entire period of the War, of Local Board No. 65 (Brook- 
lyn) in the Selective Service System of the United States War 
Department. 



Alfred Schaeffer. 

His name appears in the University catalogue as a member 
of our class, freshman year. Nothing is known of him beyond 
the fact that he registered as a student September 22, 1890, 
and at that time was 18 years of age and stated he lived in 
New York Citv. 



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Herman Simpson. 

How we progressed for two years without Simpson he will 
never know, because he had not the advantage of our society 
until junior year. When in college he was a Socialist. He was 
bom at Kalvaria, Russia, December 7, 1870, his father being 
Jeruham H. Simpson and his mother Giitel Volkoosky. His 
specialty is literature and journalism. It has not been an 
easy road and has brought trying experiences. From '94 to '97 
he studied in Columbia's School of Political Science. He was 
editor of "Abcndblatt," 1899-'01, and tutored in history at the 
City College, '02 to '04. He was a statistical editor on the 
staff* of the New International Encyclopedia, and has made 
numerous contributions to the Standard Encyclopedia, The In- 
dependent, The Bookman, The American Hebrew, The Year 
Book (1895-1899) and to many other publications, including 
work on the editorial staff of Historians History of the World. 
He was the editor of the "New Review," 1913 to 1914. From 
1909 to 1911 he was the editor of "The Call," the Socialist 
daily paper. His views apparently were not in accord with 
the majority rule and in 1914 he left the Socialist Party on the 
outbreak of the World War. 

A meeting of various elements held March 3, 1918, was ad- 
dressed by Rose Pastor Stokes, who warned the Zionists against 
accepting Great Britain's offer. 

The New York "Times" of the following day reports that 
but one protest was made against the remarks of the speaker. 
It reports Simpson as saying: 

"I am not surprised at Mrs. Stokes' attack, because it shows the atti- 
tude of the Socialists, who say they are neither for nor against the war. 
Noble France and liberal England have made tlie offer without strings." 

We are glad to record our appreciation of his courage. 

He received the degree of A.B. He has never married. His 
home is No. 170 West 121st Street, New York City. 



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Orrin Wilmer Snodgrass. 

Snodgrass added one to our number in the list published 
in the University catalogue covering our freshman year. He 
probably took his preliminary examinations in 1890 and thus 
was caught up in the net of the University authorities. He 
entered with the Class of 1895, became a member of the Delta 
Phi fraternity and graduated with that Class, receiving the 
degree of A.B. He then entered Drew Theological Seminary, 
Madison, New Jersey, from which he graduated in 1898. From 
then to 1905 he was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. In 1907 he received the degree of M.A. from Colum- 
bia. He then took up pedagogy, teaching Latin and Greek in 
West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1907-1908; and English in 
the Newark High School since then. 

In 1901 he married Charlotte Remsen, daughter of Mrs. 
Agnes G. Remsen of Brooklyn. They have three children : 
Robert, born 1902; Rhey, born 1903; and Helen, born 1905. 
His home address is 70 Beech Street, East Orange, New^ Jersey. 

Isaac Spectorsky. 

He appeared suddenly among us in junior year and as sud- 
denly disappeared in the course of senior year. Research re- 
veals tliat he entered N. Y. V. January 14*, 1891, as an 
"eclectic" and as a consequence could do as he pleased. He took 
a post-graduate course in the University School of Pedagogy 
in 1896 and in 1897. He was at Cornell, 1888 to 1889. 

He was the superintendent of the Educational Alliance of 
New York City from its foundation, in 1891, to 1898. He 
was Headworker of the Council of the Alliance from 1901 to 
1906. He then went to Paris, where he engaged from 1908 to 
1913 in the manufacture of synthetic stones. 

On his return to America in 1914 he became the New York 
representative of the Denver Sanatorium, conducted by The 
Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, with headquarters at 230 
Grand Street, New York Cit3\ He still holds that post. 

His home is at No. 232 West 112th Street, New York City. 

He was born November 20, 1869, the son of Nehemiah S. 
Spectorsky. He is not married. 

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Francis Elias Spinner. 

The first item of importance that our classmate's name recalls 
is that he comes from Herkimer, New York, and next that he 
is a member of the Delta Phi fraternity. Herkimer is on the 
Mohawk River, opposite Utica. There he was born on Janu- 
ary 20, 1874, the son of J. Peter and Barbara K. Spinner. In 
college he specialized in engineering and was chairman of the 
executive committee of the Engineering Society, and class 
treasurer, senior year. His degrees are B.S., in 1894, and 
C.E., in 1895. He is a very interested and active supporter 
of all matters connected with the University, the Class and his 
fraternity. 

After leaving college he was an engineer on the New York 
State Canals, 1896-9; assistant engineer with C. W. Leavitt, 
Jr., 1899-'05, and since then has been in independent practice as 
a civil engineer, and general contractor, with landscape work a 
specialty. He is not married. 

His office address is No. 342 Madison Avenue, New York 
City. 

Samuel Jay Stiebel. 

Sammy is the youngest member of the Class. He was bom 
October 1, 1875, at Brooklyn, now New York City. His par- 
ents were Isaac Stiebel and Frances Deitsch. He entered 
college the beginning of junior year and then the most important 
event, up to that time, is his life occurred. He became a mem- 
ber of the Delta Upsilon fraternity. He was testator on Class 
Day, manager of the Dramatic Association, and was on the 
Grlee Club. It is not recorded that he sang very much. He 
graduated with B.S. He enrolled as a law student during the 
year 1894 to 1895, at the University Law School. 

His career has been versatile and to some extent picturesque. 
The Japanese Fan Co., his father's business, had his service 
until about 1900. He then operated as a banker, being a mem- 
ber of Cohen, Stiebel & Co. After a time he emerged as a 
broker, the firm being Stiebel, Hernsheim & Co., with a seat, 
we think, on the New York Stock Exchange. Once more the 
lure of the Orient called him and the Japanese Fan Co., with 
offices at 141 Fifth Avenue, New York City, came under his 

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management, where he engaged in the purchase and sale of 
ceramics and, as one of his business cards records, "Everything 
from the Orient." He left the Japanese Fan Co. January 1, 
1920, and dealt in oriental art for a year. He is now a "Col- 
lector of Chinese Antiques." Early rising is not his habit. 
Do not call on him earlier than eleven A. M, 

He has taken many trips to China, Japan and the Far East. 
His experiences there and elsewhere have been attended by 
many sprightly adventures. 

On February 22, 1904, he married Natalie, the daughter 
of Abraham Strausi. On May 10, 1912, they were divorced. 
They had two daughters, Hatien Josephine and Audrey Helen. 

On December 1, 1917, Stiebel married Dorothy, the daughter 
of Albert Erdman. 

Their home is at 245 West 75th Street, New York City. He 
writes that he may still be addressed in care of the Japanese 
Fan Co. 

Gilbert Benett Thurston. 

Thurston was born April 2, 1869, at Mastic, N. Y., the son 
of John C. and Emma A. Thurston. 

His preparation for college was received at the Bridghamp- 
ton Academy, Long Island. 

He was in the Class for two terms of freshman year and then 
left to prepare for the ministry. He joined the New York 
East Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 
1894, and continued as a minister of that Church until his 
death, which occurred at Centre Moriches, Suffolk County, 
N. Y., on January 18, 1917. 

On November 10, 1892, he married Florence M., the daughter 
of Alvin P. Squires. 

They had the following children : 

Gilbert B., Junior, born November 17, 1894 
Dwight A., born February 23, 1896 
John Paul, born July 19, 1903 
Richard S., born October 24, 1908 
Marion R., born March 31, 1911 

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Wesley Hexry Trimmer. 

Trimmer was a member of the coal family of S. Trimmer 
& Sons, known to many who live in the Bronx. He had the 
benefit of Dr. Chapin's preparatory instruction and when he 
matriculated with the Class in 1890 he was tall and presumably 
well qualified. However, at the end of freshman year he left 
to enter the family business. He was in touch with the Class 
organization, occasionally attended the annual dinners, and sub- 
scribed to the 25th Anniversary fund. 

He was married on March 8, 1906. It is reported that busi- 
ness difficulties occurring about 1911 brought on a breakdown 
from which he never fully recovered. He died February 26, 
1914, leaving his wife, I^ena, surviving him. 

Trimmer was born December 23, 1872, the son of Samuel 
and Elizabeth B. Trimmer. 

John Francis Tucker. 

J. Francis Tucker registered as a "special" December 5, 
1892, and attended a few lectures, such as Christian Ethics, 
with us. Our class historian in 1893 wrote that the Fates had 
given him to us. Previous to that he had been a student in the 
University Law School classes of 1891 and 1892. He was a 
member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity. He won the Abbott 
Essay Prize at the law school, wasi law editor of the '91 
"Violet," editor of the University "Forum," 1891-1892, and an 
editor of the "Intercollegiate Law Journal," 1895-1898. He 
received the degrees of LL.B. in 1892 and LL.M. in 1893. 

He belonged to the Press Club and the Dramatic Association 
and the law fraternity of Delta Chi. He later took some 
courses at the L^niversity of Pennsylvania. In 1903 he was the 
Republican candidate for Assembly in the 9th District of New 
York. He was born February 25, 1871, at New York City, 
and on Jul}^ 3, 1918, married V. Ethel, daughter of Robert J. 
French. A daughter, Ethel French, was born April 5, 1920. 

He interested himself in a number of new movements and 
lived for a time in a physical culture colony in New Jersey. 
His chief work, perhaps, was as managing director of the Twi- 

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light Club, a dining organization of friends of literature and 
the arts — addressed by prominent people of the day, in which 
organization he was known as "Dr. Tucker." He ran the 
club successfully. 

He was a member of the Sons of St. Nicholas, and had been 
a member of the Friars, and of the Socialist Club. 

On February 27, 1921, after a six months' painful illness 
he died at the Neurological Institute, New York City. The 
"Sun" of March 1, 1921, said: 

"After practising law a few years Mr. Tucker succeeded Charles F. 
Wingate as manager of the Twilight Club, which had been founded in 
1882 at the suggestion of Herbert Spencer. This organization was later 
incorporated as the Society of Arts and Sciences, Mr. Tucker guiding its 
affairs as managing director. He gained a reputation for the prominent 
speakers whom he provided at the dinners of the society. Mr. Tucker 
was the author of several books, short stories and plays, one of these 
'Husbands by Purchase,' being produced in London in 1899 at the Criterion 
Theatre. 

"He was the first president of the Pleiades Club and was active in 
founding the Writers' Club. He also established the O. Henry Memorial 
for the promotion of excellence in short story writing, with two annual 
prizes of $500 and $250. 

"Although nearly blind and seriously weakened in health Mr. Tucker 
kept at his work until a short time ago and until he had mapped out 
and made all arrangements for the Art Society's dinners for the rest of 
the season." 



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John Terhune Van Riper. 
Van received one vote as the handsomest man in the Class, 
senior year, also the degree of A.B. He is a member and an 
office holder in the Dutch Reformed Church of his native town, 
Passaic, N. J., where he still lives, with his family, consisting 
of his wife and two children. 

He was born April 20, 1872. His father being Dr. Cornelius 
Van Riper, '63, now deceased, and his mother being Adrianna 
Terhune. From the cradle he was intended for N. Y. U. His 
uncle was Abraham H. Van Riper, '75, nongrad., and his 
brother is A. Ward Van Riper, '92, who made the path of 
the younger brother smooth and direct for Zeta Psi, to which 
all his family belong. A^an is quite a faithful attendant at the 
Class dinners and at Alumni Day at the Heights, where he 
has frequently been accompanied by his son. 

By profession he is a lawyer and has offices in Passaic and 
also in Newark, at 164 Market Street. Just address him at 
Passaic and the letter is sure to reach him. 

On June 6, 1899, he married Edith Hope, daughter of Ben- 
jamin F. Hart. He is blest with the following: 
John Cornelius, born December 1, 1920 
Jurian W., born January 18, 1905 

He was an editor of the '94 "Violet," vice-president of the 
Class in '92 and in '94, treasurer of the Class in '93, president of 
the Atliletic iVssociation in '92, and secretary of the Quarterly 
Association in '94. He studied law at the University from '93 
to '95, in which latter year he received the degree of LL.B. He 
is a member of the Holland Society and a deacon in the North 
Reformed (Dutch) Church of Passaic. From 1892 to 1900 he 
was a School Commissioner of Passaic. 



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Antonie Phineas Voislawsky. 

Tonie is the son of Silas Phineas and Antonie Sharles Vois- 
lawsky and was born at New York City, June 5, 1872. His 
ancestors came from Poland and when he entered the Uni- 
versity in the Spring of 1891 he registered as a Presbyterian. 

In college he was the most active politician we had. His in- 
fluence was apparent in almost all the Class and college elec- 
tions. He was the founder and organizer of the chapter of 
the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at New York University. He 
was class historian, president of the Press Club and associate 
editor of the "Violet" in junior year. In senior year he was 
president of tke Republican Club, and Premiere Danseuse in the 
comic opera "Nirvana." On graduation he received the B.S. 
He then took himself off to the Dartmouth Medical School, from 
which he graduated with M.D. in 1896. On June 4, 1902, he 
married Margaret Rutgers, daughter of James H. Van Rens- 
selaer. His children are Van Rensselaer Schuyler Voislawsky, 
born November 20, 1903, and Elizabeth Van Rensselaer Vois- 
lawsky, born July 14, 1906. 

He is a member of the University Club, the Phi Gamma 
Delta Club, and the Sleepy Hollow Club. 

When he is at home he can be found at 128 Central Park 
South, but his office is at 33 East 68th Street. His summer 
abode must be addressed Rensselaerswyck, Katonah, N. Y. (it 
is in the township of Somers, Westchester County). 

His professional career is extended and is detailed as follows : 

Physician — practice limited to diseases of ear, nose and 
throat. Licensed to practice medicine in Florida, 1897. In 
general practice St. Augustine, Fla., January to June, 1897. 
House staff of St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, 1898. Clin- 
ical Assistant, Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital, New York 
City, 1899. Clinical Assistant, New York Eye and Ear In- 
firmary, 1900. Assistant Surgeon, Manhattan Eye and Ear 
Hospital, 1901-14. Assistant Surgeon, New York Eye and 
Ear Infirmary, 1903-07. Consultant Otologist and Laryngolo- 
gist, Staten Island Hospital, 1905-. Consultant Otologist and 
Laryngologist, St. Vincent's Hospital, Staten Island, 1907-16. 
Consultant Otologist, Harlem Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1910-. 

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Consultant Otologist, Manhattan Maternity Hospital, 1910-. 
Chief of Clinic, Nose and Throat Dept., St. Luke's Hospital, 
191 2-. Associate Larjngologist, St. Luke's Hospital, 191 4-. 
Consultant Laryngologist, Northern Westchester Hospital, 
1919-. Attending Surgeon, Tonsiil Hospital, and Fifth Avenue 
Hospital, 1921-. 

He is a member of New York State and County Medical So- 
ciety, and American Medical Association. Fellow of the N. Y. 
Academy of Medicine, 1902. Secretary Otological Section, 
N. Y. Academy of Medicine, 1914-15. Chairman Otological 
Section, N. Y. Academy of Medicine, 1915-16. Fellow Ameri- 
can College of Surgeons, 1915. Head of Department of 
Laryngology, Angle School of Orthodontia, 1909-1911. Mem- 
ber Society of the Alumni of St, Luke's Hospital. Fellow 
American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, 
1904. Member of the New York Society for Clinical Research. 

He is the author of: 

"Tumors of the Ear, Benign and Malignant." 
"The Radical Cure of Chronic Nasal Suppuration." 
"Foreign Bodies in the Sphenoid." 

"A Method of Removal of Tonsils, Minimizing Hem- 
orrhage." 

"Ear Conditions Indicating Radical Mastoid Operations." 

During the war Avith Germany he was a member of Medical 
Advisory Board, No. 1, New York City, in the Selective Service 
System of the United States War Department, and also of the 
LT. S. Secret Service, Department of Justice. 



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Joseph Vorhaus. 

One year was the duration of his stay with us. The mo- 
mentous period was sophomore year. Most of his career has 
been spent in the fur trade. Hs is now connected with Bernard 
& William Vorhaus, furriers, at No. 127 West 25th Street, New 
York City. His home is at 7 West 92nd Street, New York City. 

He was born November 27, 1873, his father being Jacob 
Vorhaus. 

In 1907 he married Miss Meta Kahn. They have two daugh- 
ters. 

Louis J. Vorhaus, Law, '89, is his brother. 

Frank Grenell Willcox. 

Willcox has chosen a most restful occupation to a lover of 
books. He is the librarian of the public library at Holyoke, 
Mass. He was born August 7, 1872, at Burlington, Vt., his 
parents being Rev. Monson A. Willcox and Sarah E. Mason. 
From 1890 to 1891 he was a student at Kalamazoo College, 
Michigan. He then entered our Class at the beginning of 
sophomore year. The discovery that his father was an alumnus 
of Colgate University moved him to that institution at the close 
of our second year. He became a member of the Delta Kappa 
Epsilon fraternity at Colgate, and graduated there with A.B. 
in 1894. He then studied at the New York State Library 
School at Albany, New York, from 1899 to 1900. He has 
been the librarian of the Holyoke Public Library since 1900. 
He belongs to the American Library Association and to the 
Rotary Club. 

On September 30, 1901, he married Marietta N., the daugh- 
ter of Edwin Netherwood. 

They have three children : 

Merwin O., born June 26, 1902 
Alvah M., born March 28, 1904 
Roland C, born July 20, 1914 

When not in his library he can be found at his home, which 
is at No. 29 Myrtle Avenue, Holyoke, Mass. 

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Emanuel Frank Wokal. 

With the opening of our senior year, Wokal appeared among 
us as a special student. He was also enrolled in the University 
Law School with the Class of 1895. He did not take a degree. 
Ho is a member of the Delta Phi fraternity. 

He was bom at New York City, December 25, 1871, the son 
of Francis and Mathilda L. Wokal. 

After he left us he engaged in the real estate and insurance 
business and later became a funeral director, which calling he 
now follows, having his homo and office at No. 345 East 73rd 
Street, New York City. 

On May 2, 1898, he married Caroline, daughter of John 
Winch. They have four children : 

Mathilda S., born March 9, 1899 

Helen G., born August 18, 1900 

Louis K., born October 10, 1901 

Winifred F., born April 5, 1911 

His son is a coxswain in the U. S. Navy. 

Ferdinand Charles Wolff. 

Hoboken, N. J., was the place of his birth and is still his 
home. He was born February 12, 1874, the son of Ferdinand 
and Mary A. Wolff. He prepared at Hoboken Academy and 
spent freshman year with us. He then entered the College of 
Physicians and Surgeons and received the degree of M.D. from 
Columbia in 1895. The Universit}^ of Berlin, Germany, had him 
as a student from 1895 to 1897. He is a practicing physician, 
with his office at 1109 Garden Street, Hoboken, N. J. He 
belongs to the American Medical Association,. New Jersey 
Medical Society, Hoboken Medical Society, and is visiting phy- 
sician to St. Mary's Hospital and Port Surgeon of the Holland- 
American Line. The editor recalls that when Mayor Gaynor 
was shot, as he was about to sail, the newspapers reported Dr. 
Wolff as coming to his rescue. 

Wolff' volunteered for the service in the Great War and was 
twice rejected because of a defective eye. The Government, 
however, accepted him for the Volunteer IVIedical Service, which 

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required responding to orders to go at any time to any place 
where a medical man was needed. 

He is not married, but was, at least on one occasion, a "best- 
man." That was on March 5, 1914. 

Henry Young. 

Henry was a leading athlete at the famous school of Dr. 
Cutler. He played baseball, football and was on the track team. 
Prior to the present rules, there was no requirement in the high 
hurdles that the runner should pass over the hurdles. The tra- 
dition is that our classmate won the event in the annual Inter- 
scholastic Meet by running under them. All this was before 
he came to New York Uniyersity, where he entered with the 
Class of '93 in 1889, coming with a wealth of family connec- 
tions, being a brother of Rev. George D. Young, '87 ; a cousin 
of Rev. Walter D. Buchanan, '81 ; and becoming ( we do not 
know how influential he was) a brother-in-law of Rev. Gaylord 
S. White — nongrad., '86. 

He was bom at New York City, January 13, 1870 ; his father 
being James H. Young and his mother Sophia Douglas. Greek 
appears to have been his chief study, as the records show he 
received his best marks in that subject. The Class of '94 re- 
ceived him upon its advent and has kept him. He left college 
in 1891 after having been captain of the varsity football team 
in 1890 and 1891 ; member of the varsity baseball team in 1890 
and its captain in 1891. He is a member of Psi Upsilon. 

Mercantile life with Acquilla, Rich and Co. (paints) held 
him for some ten years. Deafness of a serious nature has 
troubled him for many years. He did, and we hope still does, 
play a good game of golf. Photography in various forms has 
been followed by him with success. As a developer of X-ray 
plates he has few, if any, equals. For some years he followed 
this work at Bellevue Hospital but is now working independ- 
ently. His retiring disposition has prevented his attending our 
dinners and reunions but we still hope that some day he will 
appear. It will not be our fault if he does not. His address is 
246 East 105th Street, New York City, care of Rev. Gaylord 
S. White. 

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CLASS OFFICERS. 

FRESHMAN YEAR 

President R. Tyno Romans 

Vice-President H. Manning Carpenter 

Secretary Allan L. Brioos 

Treasurer John M. Holt 

Historian G. Roger Pisek 

Orator Vernon E. Carroll 

Poet George W. Randali, 

SOPHOMORE YEAR 

President Vernon E. Carroll 

Vice-President John T. Van Riper 

Secretary Edward J. Abbott 

Treasurer George W. Randall 

Historian Theodore A. Gessler 

Orator Theodore B. Barrinoeh 

Poet J. George Lydecker 

JUNIOR YEAR 

President Theodore A. Gessler 

Vice-President Carlos Morales 

Secretary Joseph B. Lyman 

Treasurer John T. Van Riper 

Historian Antonie P. Voislawsky 

Orator John E. Ruston 

Poet Ralph Kirby 

Toast Master Perry C. Pentz 

SENIOR YEAR 

President John Henry MacCracken 

Jst Vice President John T. Van Riper 

2nd Vice President Francis L, Manning 

Recording Secretary J. Eddy Blake 

Corresponding Secretary Emil F. Mahr 

Treasurer Francis E. Spinner 

Assistant Treasurer Charles S. Brenneman 

Historian John E. Ruston 

Founders' Day Orator John V. Irwin 

Founders' Day Poet Joseph B. Lyman 

Founders' Day Director Eugene L. Blauvelt 

Presentation Orator Perry C. Pentz 

Class Day Orator Vernon E. Carroll 

Class Day Poet Theodore A. Gessler 

Statistician John J. Moorhead 

Prophet G. Roger Pisek 

Testator Samuel J. Stiebel 

Censor J- George Lydecker 

( Theodore B. Barringer 
1 George W. Randall 
Class Day Marshal Carlos Morales 

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On April 6, 1894, Joseph B. Lyman was elected permanent 
secretary, but did not assume the office. 

No new class officers were elected until April 24, 1896, when 
the following were chosen : 

President John H. MacCrackex 

I ^ice-President Francis L. Manning 

Secretary-Treasurer John V. Iravin 

Member of Executive Committee Samuel J. Stiebel 

The subsequent officers have been as follows, the office of 
secretary-treasurer being permanent : 



1897 
1898 
1899 
1900 
1901 
1902 
1903 
1904 
1905 
1906 
1907 
1908 
1909 
1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 



President 


Vice-President 


Member of 
Executive Com. 


Manning- 


Moorhead 


Blake 


Manning 


Moorhead 


Blake 


Moorhead 


Pentz 


Voislawskv 


Moorhead 


Pentz 


Voislawsky 


Moorhead 


Brody 


Carpenter 


Moorhead 


Brody 


Carpenter 


Moorhead 


Lydecker 


Voislawskv 


Moorhead 


Lydecker 


Voislawskv 


Moorhead 


Lvdecker 


Voislawsky 


Moorhead 


Lydecker 


Voislawskv 


Moorhead 


I^ydecker 


Voislawskv 


Voislawsky 


Randall 


Van Riper 


Voislawsky 


Randall 


Van Riper 


Voislawsky 


Randall 


Van Riper 


Voislawskv 


Randall 


Van Riper 


Voislawsky 


Van Riper 


Brodv 


Brody 


Spinner 


MacNab 


Carlin 


Pratt 


MacNab 


Carlin 


Pratt 


MacNab 


Carlin 


Pratt 


MacNab 


Pisek 


Gessler 


MacNab 


Pisek 


Gessler 


MacNab 


Pisek 


Gessler 


MacNab 


Pisek 


Gessler 


MacNab 


Gessler 


Abbott 


Spinner 



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CONSTITUTION OF THE CLASS OF '94 

New York University. 



Adopted April 24, 1896 
Amended March 8, 1899 



Preamble : 

In order to perpetuate the Class organization so that ac- 
quaintance among the members may be maintained and con- 
tinued, and interest in the University strengthened and 
increased, ♦ 

Be it Resolved, tliat : 

I. The officers of the Class of '94, N. Y. U., shall be a 
President, a Vice-President, each of whom shall hold office for 
one year, or until their successor is elected, and a permanent 
Secretary-Treasurer. 

II. There shall be an Executive Committee, consisting of the 
foregoing named officers and one other member of the Class resi- 
dent in New York City, whose duty shall be to have general 
charge of the affairs of the Class and to arrange for the annual 
dinner and reunion. 



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THE WAR RECORD. 

SPANISH-AMERICAN AND CUBAN WAR 

Ali.ax L. BRKios 2st U. 8. Cavalry 

Emil O. F. Mahr First Class Quartermaster U. S. N. 

Carlos Morales Volunteer Aid, Staf of Gen. Ray Stone, U. 8. A. 

JuAK F. Morales Captain of Cavalry— Cuban A rmy 

Perhy C. Pentz Gun Captain, U. 8. N. 

Herbert D. Russell Ji.v^ Iowa Volunteer Infantry 

PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION 

Allan I.. Briggs 47th U. 8. Volunteers 

Herbert D. Russell Sergeant 51st loica Volunteers 

THE WORLD WAR 

Edward J. Abbott Major M. C, U. 8. A. 

Albert E. Acker^ian, Lieut. Commander U. 8. N. 

Theodore B. Barrinoer, Jr Major M. C, U. 8. A. 

J. Eddy Blake Captain M. C„ U. 8. A. 

Allan L. Briggs Lieut. Colonel U. 8. A. 

John M. Holt Surgeon — U. 8. Public Health Service 

John J. Moorhead Lieut. Colonel M. C, U. 8. A. 

John A^. Irwin Governm,ent Appeal Agent, Local Board No. 164, 

New York City, U. 8. Selective Service 
John H. MacCracken. . .Regional Director Students Army Training Corps 
Godfrey R. Pisek. .Medical Advisory Board No. 12 — U. 8. Selective Service 

John E. Ruston. . Chairman Local Board No. 65 — Brooklyn 

U. 8. Selective Service 
Antonie p. Voislawsky. . . .Medical Advisory Board No. 1, U. 8. Selective 

Service, and U. S. Secret Service, Dept. of Justice 

Perry C. Pentz was with the Consitructing Quartermaster 
doing hospital construction. Leon B. Ginsburg was a volunteer 
legal advisory member of Local Board No. 20, Bronx. Un- 
fortunately neither of these positions was rated by the Gov- 
ernment as officially in the Service. IMany other members of the 
Class rendered most efficient and arduous service in financial, 
patriotic, constructing and manufacturing work, but were not 
connected with the military or civil side of the Government in 
an official capacity. 

The following sons of members of the Class served in tlie 

World War: 

Remsen Ackerman Yeoman U. 8. N. 

Alton A. Brody 1st Lieut. Aviation, U. S. A. 

Vernon E. Carroll, Jr Corporal, U. 8. Marine Corps. 

John M. Holt, Jr U. 8. Signal Corps. 

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FRESHMAN CLASS SONG. 

Air: "Marching Tlirough Georgia." 

When the class of Ninety-four came first to N. Y. U., 
Formed those ties of brotherliood, which bind us fond and true, 
Mighty then our strength arose, and all opponents Hew, 
AVhile we were shouting for vict'ry. 

Chorus 

Hurrah, liurrah, hurrah for Ninety-foui' ; 
Hurrah, hurrah, we'll shout her vict'ries o'er. 
Ev'rywhere you chance to tread you hear our mighty roar, 
Brightest and best of the classes. 

When the sophs in foolish pride essayed to try our might, 
Strong in manliness and strength, we put them quick to flight. 
And when they came round again, they'd had enough of fight, 
While we were shouting' for vict'rv. 

Many classes yet may come, as classes have before. 
Alma Mater's future fame will outshine that of yore ; 
Never though will truer class than thisi, of Ninety-four, 
Sing of her triumph and vict'ry. 

Classmates, then, the chorus swell, repeat it o'er and o'er; 
Three times three for ev'ry man, and louder than before; 
Never shall the true love dim, we owe to Ninety-four ; 
Kver we'll sing of her vict'ries. 



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PROCLAMATION. 

Ye A^ile, Verdant Freshmen ! 
Notice, and Take Heed! 

That ye do not in any way violate these following rules and 
regulations, handed down from time immemorial ; for by so 
doing you will incur the just retribution of your Rightful 
Masters, 

THE CLASS OF '94. 

Whereas, in your blissful ignorance, you have shown us that 
you are bereft of all knowledge of college customs, we do 
hereby set forth for your implicit obedience the following 

Ten Commandments: 

I. Thou shalt have no other masters than the Sophomores. 

11. Thou shalt not take unto thee any Cane, or any likeness thereof, and 
shalt not carry one either in the Hall or in the street, for the 
ever wakeful Sophomore will visit thine iniquity upon thine head. 

III. Thou shalt not take our name in vain, for we will not hold him guilt- 
less that taketh our name in vain. 

I\\ Six years thou hast been wandering at thine own childish will, but 
remember that this. The Seventh Year, you are the cringing slave 
of the Mighty Sophomore. 

V. Honor the Sophomore and the faculty, that thy days may be long in 
this thy chosen Alma Mater. 
VI. Thou shalt not wear a High Hat. 

VII. Thou shalt call for our shoes to blacken them; thou shalt sweep out 
our lockers; thou shalt clean our pipes; thou shalt nm our er- 
rands; thou shalt be in bed by 9 P. M. ; thou shalt remove thyself 
to the gutter, hat in hand, as Sophomores pass, and thou shalt be 
seen but not heard. 
VIII. Thou shalt not crib. 

IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against a Sophomore. 
X. Thou shalt not covert the Sophoinore's Cane; thou shalt not covert 
the Sophomore's Hat; nor his good looks; nor his girls; nor his 
liberty; nor his power; nor anything that is the Sophomore's. 

A-MEN. 

And finally, ever remember that you are Green Freshmen, 
and conduct yourselves accordingly. 

By Order of "Ninety-Four." 
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BOARD OF EDITORS. 

The "Violet" of '94. 

JoHX Joseph Moorhead, hUIitor in Chief 

Theodore Bame Barrixoer, Jr., Business Manager 

Vernon I^^ierson Carroll, Secretary 

John George liYDECKER 

Herbert Eber Pratt 

John Terhune A^an Riper 

Antonie Phineas Voislawsky 



The "Violet" was dedicated to : 

Rev. John Hall, D.D., LL.D., 

Former Chancellor of the University, 
As a mark of esteem and appreciation. 



PROGRAM OF FOUNDERS' DAY. 

Wednesday, April 18, 1894. 
Under the Auspices of the Class of 1894. 

11 A. M. In the University Chapel: 

Founders' Day Oration by John V. Irwin, '94. 
Founders' Day Poem by W. F. Johnson, '79. 

12 M. At the Main door of the University: 

Removal of carved stones from the building, to be 
sent to University Heights. 

Oration by Theodore A. Gessler, '94. 

2 P. M. Laying of Cornerstone of Gymnasium at University 
Heights, and planting of Violets by the Class of '94. 

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THE REMOVAL TO UNIVERSITY 
HEIGHTS. 

Founders' Day, April 18, 1894. 

Sorrow and joy swayed the feelings of the friends of New 
York University, when a quarter of a century ago the old Uni- 
versity Building on Washington Square was demolished. 

Sorrow for the passing of the academic home and of a city 
landmark, which by its unique atmosphere had endeared itself 
not only to the faculty and students, but to many of our citizens. 
They recalled Theodore Winthrop's epoch-making novel of 
Cecil Dreeme, which portrayed the building, perhaps not in an 
altogether appreciative spirit, as Chrysalis College. They 
called to mind Lyman H. Bagg, who wrote enthusiastically in 
his Castle Solitude, observing that it was the pioneer of tradi- 
tionally academic architecture in this country, and almost the 
only spot in New York City that did not smell of new paint. 
They remembered that science had been aided by the invention, 
in the old building, of the telegraph by Prof. Morse (he was 
professor of art and painting) ; and of the daguerreotype by 
Prof. John W. Draper ; that Samuel Colt is said to have de- 
veloped, within its walls, the revolver, with which his name is yet 
associated, and to have made a chance discovery of electric 
light, the value of which he did not then appreciate. 

Joy, because of the prospect of new life and usefulness for 
Alma Mater, at its "Eutopia beyond the Harlem" where all the 
modern advantages of American academic life could be realized, 
and room afforded for growth and development provided we 
could secure the necessary endowment. 

It is so easy for a new generation to forget their forerunners 
and to make little of the bridge over which they have been 
enabled to arrive at the present, that the University authorities 
wisely prepared a program to celebrate the passing of the old, 
and to keep in remembrance the Founders to whose progressive 
ideas and unlimited courage New York University owes its 
<^reation in 1832. 

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Fortunately for the Class of 1894, its Senior year had been 
reached, and so the student side of the celebration was under 
its auspices. 

The exercises on Founders' Day, Wednesday, April 18, 1894, 
were prepared with care and carried through with the most 
dignified procedure the Seniors were able to arrange. The 
day was bright with sun and a spring breeze added much to 
the success of the occasion. An appreciative audience, at least 
so thought the participants, assembled in the Chapel at 11 
A. M., among them being Dr. Charles Butler, a member of the 
Council since 1836, and a contemporary of the Founders of the 
University. 

John H. MacCracken, the Class President, presided and made 
a brief address. The Founders' Day Oration, entitled "The 
Relation of the College Man to Society," was delivered by John 
V. Irwin, the substance of which has been forgotten and lost 
during the passing years. 

Willis F. Johnson of the Class of '79, was the poet on this 
occasion. The T^niversity "Quarterly" said, "The poem by W. 
F. Johnson, '79, was the best that has been heard in the halls 
(we always spoke of 'the halls') of the University for many a 
day. It was extremely apt, beautiful in composition, and 
clearh' showed genius in construction and thought." 

Though laurel wreaths may fade, 

Rose-garlands perish. 
In life's lone desert land. 

The Violet of N. Y. U. to cherish 
We pledge each heart and hand. 

The literary eflf'orts were varied with a solo by J. George 
Lydecker, '94 : a duet by Carroll, '94, and Lydecker, '94 ; and a 
banjo duet by the Messrs. Bogert. 

At high noon the audience moved to the main entrance in the 
center of the old building facing Washington Square. The 
great doors liad been thrown open. The Class of '94, the 
students, the faculty and the guests of the occasion found 

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place on the marble staircase which ran from the great doors 
to the floor above. Theodore A. Gessler, '94, in his academic 
gown, made the oration at the entrance. All were spellbound 
by the gifted utterances of our classmate which abounded with 
a wealth of metaphor and symbolism. The peroration of his 
oration was 

But, inspired stones and faithful sculpturing, you have befriended us. 
We now prove faithful to you. 

Let that stone descend! It shall become the head of the corner in that 
first building which this University shall erect upon the Heights. 

Let them descend, these grand old stones ! 

Let them be razed, these historic walls ! 

Depart from thine ancient abode, O Alma Mater! 

These sculptured heads shall rise again. What though this masonry be 
destroyed and these waste materials as rubbish be removed, other grander, 
still more enduring walls shall arise and many of these memorials shall 
find their place of honor awaiting them in newer, grander halls — fit symbols 
of a higher continuity. 

Thou shalt not perish, cherished fount of learning. On those beautiful 
heights, where the sunlight shall kiss thee at its dawning and the sunset 
bathe thee in its splendors, thou shalt know a still grander life and a more 
stupendous opportunity. There as from a city exalted shall thy light 
shine forth with ever increasing radiance and splendor. The Future is 
thy heritage. Thy Glory cannot wane. The Eternity that is before us 
re-echoes the words uttered when thy first cornerstone was laid, "Esto 
perpetua." 

As these words were being spoken the first stone was low- 
ered from the roof by the demolishers of our beloved academic 
home. Dr. Charles Butler on behalf of the Council made a 
few remarks reviewing his life-long association with our Alma 
Mater. The stone, which was destined to become the corner- 
stone of the Gymnasium, was then placed on a ^dolet-decorated 
horse truck and the Class of '94 climbed upon its coach, fol- 
lowed by that of the Class of '96 and of the Zeta Psi fraternity. 
When all was ready the procession proceeded up Fifth Avenue, 



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reaching University Heights at about 2.J30 P. M. Luncheon 
was served by Mrs. Chancellor MacCracken in Charles Butler 
Hall, after which the formal laying of the cornerstone took 
place. 

The Class of '94, througli its representatives, Messrs. Morales 
and Randall, lowered the stone in place, and while we stood 
hatless', the venerable Dean, Henry M. Baird, offered prayer. 
The stone having found its resting place, Chancellor Mac- 
Cracken pronounced the benediction and the ceremonies were 
over. 

With each succeeding 3^ear the memory of that occasion 
seems more vivid in the minds of our Class. Perhaps our 
annual dinners and reunions help to keep alive these recollec- 
tions and our interest in Alma Mater. Our first dinner in 
Freshman year was at the old Sinclair House on Broadway 
and 8th Street, and our 29th consecutive annual banquet takes 
place this spring. 

The realization of the hopes and aims of the Founders are 
in our keeping. May we prove worthy to carry along their 
work. 



The foregoing appeared in the 1920 "Violet" over the signa- 
ture of tlohn V. Irwin. 



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CLASS DAY EXERCISES OF THE 
CLASS OF '94. 

New York University, May the Twenty-Eighth, 
Eighteen Hundred and Ninety Four. 

Madison Square Garden Concert Hall 
Grand Marshal, Carxos Morales y Calvo 

CLASS DAY COMMITTEE 

- T. B. Barringer, Jr., Chairman 

E. L. Blauvelt F. L. Manj^istg 

T. A. Gessler G. W. Randall 

ORDER OF EXERCISES 

Address John Henry MacCracken, President 

Roll Call J. Eddy Blake 

Class History John E. Ruston 

Class Poem Theodore A. Gessler 

Prophecy Godfrey R. Pisek 

Farce in Facultate: 

Conducted by Samuel J. Stiebel. 

Time, Monday afternoon; Place, Council Room. 

INTERMISSION 

Oration Vernon E. Carroll 

Statistician's Report John J. Moorhead 

Baritone Solo J. George Lydecker 

Presentation Perry C. Pentz 

Censor J. George Lydecker 



The haccalaureate sermon was delivered by Rev. David J. 
Burrell, D.D., at the Marble Collegiate Church, Fifth Avenue 
and 29th Street, on the evening of Sunday, May 27, 1894, the 
subject being "A Profitable Young Man." The Class was 
present, being seated in the main body of the church. 

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SIXTY-SECOND COMMENCEMENT 

of the New York University, Thursday Evening, May 
31, 1894, at Eight o'clock, at The Music Hall. 

COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE 

JoHK J. MooRHEAD, Chairman 
Vernon E. Carroll 
Joseph Brody 
John T. Van Riper 
^Elbert R. Fairchild 
Antonie p. Voislawsky 
John Henry MacCracken, Ex-offlcio 
Theodore B. Barringer, Jr 



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George W. Randall 



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BACHELORS' ORATIONS 

1. Eng-lish Salutatory Oration. 

Joseph B. Lyman, New York City. 

n. Cireek Salutatory Oration. 

* Ralph Kirby, Roslyn, N. Y. 

TIT. Oration, "The Modern Social Engine." 

George Woodruif Randall, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

W. Sci<Mitific Oration, "The Relation of the Physical Sciences." 
Joseph Brody, New York City. 

y. Oration, "SuflFrage, a Statutory Right." 

* James Eddy Blake, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

\\. Oration, "A Dangerous Tendency of the Age." 

John \'()shurgh Irwin, New York City. 

N'H. Oration, "Social Evils." 

* Julius Cohen, New York City. 

\'TII. Philosophical Oration, "The Perversion of Law." 

Theodore Bame Barringer, Jr., New York City. 

IX. Valedictory Oration, "Possibilities." 

John Henry MacCracken, New York City. 

l''.xcused from speaking. 

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TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY 
PROGRAM, 

Saturday, June 7, 1919 
at 
University Heights, Commencing at 11 A. M. 



Celebration in the Auditorium of Library Building under 
the auspices of the Class of 1894, of Founders' Day, the 25th 
Anniversary of the removal of New York University to Uni- 
versity Heights, and the 25th Anniversary of the graduation 
of the Cla<=;s of 1891. 

Dr. G. R. Pisek, Class President and Chairman of the Found- 
ers' Day Committee in 1894, presiding. 

"The Violet," by the University Choir, under the direction 

of WilliamY. Wright, Clasis of 1915. 
Address by Prof. John J. Stevenson, '63, "Reminiscences." 
"Old N. Y. U., by the University Choir. 
Address by Lieut. -Col. John J. Moorhead, '94. 
"The Victory Song," by the University Choir. 
"The National Anthem." 



12:15 P. M.: 

Class Reunion Photograph on steps of Havemeyer Chemi- 
cal liaboratory. 

To be followed by Class Luncheon in private room in the 
"Hut" on the Campus. 

The Alumni Asso. meets at tlie same time in the large room 
of the "Hut," holding its business meeting at the 
close of the lunch. 

1 :45 or 2 P. M. : 

Presentation to Chancellor Brown, on behalf of the Uni- 
versity, of the Class Fund of .$2,000 in U. S. Liberty 
Bonds by John V. Irwin, Class Treasurer. 

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"REMINISCENCES." 

Address of Professor Stevenson 
June 7, 1919. 

I entered the ITniversity sixty-one years ago. The College 
was very small — all colleges were small — Columbia University, 
Rutgers College, had about one hundred students each, and 
the general opinion prevailed in the community that this was 
about the number of students a faculty wanted, that any larger 
number of students in classes would be a nuisance. That was 
tlie general impression. The curriculum was certainly very 
narrow, it was meditTval in the strongest sense of the temn. 
Two things were worth studying and only two — Latin and 
Greek. Each one of these subjects had a full professor, and 
the other things of tliis world and of the world to come were 
covered by four men, of whom onh^ two lectured the full num- 
ber of hours each day. There were six men in the faculty, but 
it was without doubt the strongest faculty on this continent at 
that time, considering its numbers. Johnson was recognized 
everywhere as a man whose knowledge of Latin, particularly, 
was unexcelled by any man on this continent. Howard Crosby, 
only thirty-two years old, was known on both sides of the 
Atlantic. Llis love for Greek as a living language was so 
extraordinary as to be infectious, and his classes used to jabber 
Greek in the halls as fluently as boarding school girls jabber 
French, and it was about as correct. Loomis, was cold as an 
iceberg — we used to go on tip-toes as we approached his room 
and when we trooped into the room we fell into our seats, — but 
he was a great man. He had already prepared a series of 
textbooks for use in this country and Europe, and it was 
adopted by many colleges; he had laid the foundation for 
meteorology. Draper, very small physically but a giant intel- 
lectually, was one of the greatest physicists this world has ever 
known, while as a philosopher he was the most eminent repre- 
sentative of the positive school in this country. You may read 
his works and his lectures ; you may not agree with the con- 
clusions that are suggested, a^ou may differ very violently in 
some cases, but you cannot fail to respect the magnificent in- 

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teliCct that gathered the material and put it together in this 
masterly way. Martin, facile princeps, brilliant in intellect, 
honest as tlie day is long in the treatment of every subject 
that came into his hands, a lover of mankind and especially of 
student mankind. He did more than the rest of the faculty 
put together to form the character of his students. The 
Chancdlcr was supposed to have a good deal of outside work 
to perform and consequently he was not weighted much with 
teaching. Nothing was assigned to him except such trifles as 
Moral Philosopliy and Evidences of Religion, Constitutional 
Law and four or five other things like that. Martin had noth- 
ing to do but teach Philosophy, Ethics, Economics, Logic and 
History^, and to supervise essay writing and declamation, and 
anything else that happened to be necessary. The course was 
mediaeval. It was ver}^ narrow, there is no question about that, 
but let me assure you gentlemen that to live with these men, 
these teachers, and they were excellent teachers, was in itself 
an inspiration. The atmosphere of the l^niversity was one of 
study. New, do not misunderstand me — there were men in the 
L^niversity in those days who did not study, but they were 
always apologetic. Their fathers had compelled them to come ; 
they did not want to come, they wanted to be in business or 
somewhere else. The honor men in our class, those who took 
the prizes in scholarship, were our heroes. The slouch, if he 
were a good fellow, was tolerated, and that was about all. I 
have an idea that matters have changed in these days, I have 
noticed a change in sentiment. Study is not so popular as it 
was in my day or as it was for man^^ years afterward. We 
had no gymnasium, we had no athletics, as the term is under- 
stood now, but we had as good a time and had as much 
out-of-door life as any man at the Heights has had within the 
last twenty-five years. We did not get our exercise by proxy, 
by buying a ticket for the baseball game. We had baseball 
teams and we used to play regularly over in the Elysian Fields 
at Hoboken. At the foot of Christopher Street we could hire 
boats for one, two, or three or four persons, and it was a com- 
mon thing for us to spend an afternoon rowing across the river 
to Hoboken in a race, and to find before we could get home again 
that the tide had clianged and we had to pull against it. But 

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we liad plenty of fun, and paid our own wa3', and asked nobodj 
to pay our expenses. After graduation I went to the School of 
Applied Science, the School of Analytical Chemistry, and in 
1867 I graduated with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, and 
four years later, the interval being spent in service elsewhere, 
I came back to the University as a professor of Geology. I 
do not know how some of you would have felt in similar circum- 
stances, but it was a big sensation for me to sit down at the 
faculty table with old professors, who had been there so many 
years and from whom I had learned, but they let me know verv 
soon that they were human like the rest of us, that they had 
their weaknesses and their frailties, and I was not any worse 
than the rest in these respects ; consequently I began to say a 
word now and then, and gradually increased my talk. There 
had been great changes. The Department of Science, so-called, 
had been established, several new professors had been added. 
Howard Crosby had been made Chancellor; an endowment was 
dangling before our eyes, and we dreamed of it. Subscriptions 
of a certain sort, supposed to be permanent, had been secured 
to meet all difficulties. The number of students increased and 
the future of the University was unquestionably very promising. 
There was no doubt about that, but the endowment did not 
materialize, there were rumors of dissention in the Council, and 
then came the panic of 1877. The Central Railroad of New 
Jersey, in whose bonds the greater amount of University funds 
had been invested, defaulted. It was evident that things were 
coming to a crisis, and very shortly a motion was made to close 
the College. It failed. But matters went from bad to worse. 
This went on for several years, and in 1881 the motion was 
passed by the Council to close the College and to divert the 
funds to something else. Through the efforts of Rev. Doctor 
John Hall and Mr. Charles Butler of the Council, and through 
an Alumni Committee, headed by Judge Van Brunt, the Council 
was convinced that its action had been altogether illegal, and 
that action was revoked. The Council washed its hands of the 
whole thing and the faculty's proposition that it should carry 
the whole burden, take in tlie money, that came in, to pay ex- 
penses, and if any surplus remained, to divide it as salaries was 
accepted, and the matter was handed over to the faculty. We 

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had not been getting full salary for some time. The surplus 
which remained was not severe, and I remember one year get- 
ting twenty-five percent of my salary. Professors Baird and 
Johnson carried this matter up to 1885 when the salaries were 
paid in full. Then, of course, the officers having no further 
need to worry, took charge again. The finances were all right 
now, but, after they took charge, the old conditions returned 
very shortly, and up to 1892 at least one member of the faculty 
was convinced that the only future for the University was to 
wither up and blow away. In 1892 Doctor MacCracken, who 
had become Chancellor, suggested a movement to this site, and 
succeeded in interesting a number of prominent people in the 
community and in gaining the approval of the Council ; but in 
that year, one, from whom we had every reason to expect an 
immense subscription, died unexpectedly. Then came the 
panic of 1893. Everything was gone. The subscription list 
to cover $200,000 realized only $160,000 and there was not an- 
other dollar in sight. Doctor MacCracken underwrote the 
remaining $40,000 and that made the $200,000 subscription 
binding. This site was secured. Doctor Loomis came with his 
efficient aid as a wonderful collector of money, and to him 
chiefly is due the fact that Language Hall was built, but Lan- 
guage Hall did not supply room for the classes. Doctor Mac- 
Cracken meanwhile had entered into an operation of his own 
with a syndicate, and had secured control of the New York 
Skin and Cancer Hospital property just north of this site. 
On that property there were a number of very roomy, convenient 
and rather attractive pavilions which could be of no service to 
the new owners. Doctor MacCracken succeeded in inducing his 
associates to transfer those to this University. The money was 
secured very quickly to pay for the removal and reerection of 
those buildings, and they housed the Y. M. C. A. work, Chem- 
istry, Biology and Engineering until recently, and so we reach 
1894, when the College moved up to the Heights, where it had 
fine accommodation, very much better than it had had in the old 
buildings at Washington Square. With this removal, a new 
future opened and from that time to this the University has, 
as you know, been growing. 

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ADDRESS OF 

Lieut. Colonel Moorhead 
June 7, 1919. 

In retrospect, these five and twenty years since graduation 
seem to have gone by swiftly, we have kept pace with them, we 
do not regard ourselves in energy as graduates of a quarter of 
a century ago. That historic day seems recent, on which we 
rode in state to this site, bearing the stones from our old Wash- 
ington Square Building to make of them the foundation of the 
pillar at the north end of the Campus. It does not seem as if 
we had to strain our e3'^es to look into the distant past to re- 
visualize those days, when as students at Washington Square, 
we gathered at Chapel exercises each morning. It is easy to 
recall the setting of that room, the benches, the platform, the 
organ. Those "ancient halls of yore" are green in memory. 
We see the marble tiling, the tracery of the staircases, we even 
hear the clanging of the brass gong that summoned us to and 
from recitations. With these inanimate memories we associate 
the personalities whom we then and now" revered as our teach- 
ers, as our friends. One of these looming large in our thoughts 
then, still looms large now, and even though gone to his 
reward, we can never forget that the guiding, inspiring influence 
of our Alma Mater during this quarter century was he whom 
we saw installed as Chancellor while we were students — Henry 
Mitchell MacCracken. Stalwart, alert, keen in body and mind, 
he gave all of his tireless energy to the making of our Uni- 
versity a living, vital force in this community and country. 
His name was and is, so solidly linked with this Campus and 
College that to think of one inevitably suggests the other. 
There are thousands of graduates who remember him as Chan- 
cellor ; an equal number who recall him as an organizer endowed 
with vision, wisdom, power ; thousands who were and are con- 
scious that in him they beheld a real man. It is a privilege, an 
honor to pay tribute to the memory of that most vital factor 
dominating our relationship to Alma Mater. 

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Memory fondly brings before us Professor Baird, long since 
passed over the great divide. 

Professor Gillette, too, has joined the throng of the departed. 
We recall with gladness his youthful energy, his great and 
kindly interest in us, the first group he ever taught at N. Y. U. 
An honorary member of our Class, an honored member, we 
cherish and revere liis memory. 

Retrospect brings back to us our teachers who are still in 
our midst. Professors Stevenson, Hering, Stoddard, Sihler and 
Russell. Professoi" Stevenson has just told us of the years 
when we were his students, of the years before and after. His 
is an experience enriched by many years of patient labor and 
he has lived to see the day when some of his pupils have fulfilled 
his hopes. To these Professors^ — Stevenson, Hering, Stoddard, 
Sihler and Russell we pay tribute and willingly say that to them 
we owe a debt for their share in making possible what has since 
become for each of us a life work. We realize now as never be- 
fore the influences surrounding us in our college course, the 
power they have wielded, the strength they have given, the 
ideals they fostered. If education did nothing else than create 
an atmosphere of mental betterment, it would serve a high 
purpose. If in addition it created a desire for mental attain- 
ment, if it had for a precedent mental accomplishment, and if 
it made mental endowment a cult and its followers devotees, 
then indeed would it be an influence all powerful among its 
students. These Avere the aims of our teachers, these the aims 
of our Alma Mater. The spirit of our Alma Mater, trans- 
mitted to us, has made of our number loyalists and on this 
our 25th Anniversary we pay tribute to the College responsible 
for so nmch of our mental nurture. 

Some of us are graduates of the medical and of the law 
school of N. Y. U. and thus we have an additional relationship 
that binds us the more closely to our educational hearth-stone. 
The Class of '94 in undergraduate days boasted of virility, as 
younger graduates we maintained that spirit, and now after 
all these years we still are youthful, we cherish the memories of 
our happy associations and each year renew the old comrade- 

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ships at oil)' \v(>ll altciulcd annual dinnci's and are always well 
represented at Alunnii Day and kindi'ed meeting's. 

Our menibers have taken various patlis in tlie pursuits of 
life, some are in the Uiw, some in the ministry, some in engi- 
neering, some are teachers, many are in medicine and various 
mercantile pursuits. Fortune has not been unkind to us, some 
indeed have attained eminence in their respective callitigs, many 
occupy positions of responsibility, of influence. The Great 
Reaper has spared us and of our 28 graduates only 2 liave 
passed into the life Beyond. 

On our lOtli Anniversary we erected the flag{)ole that guards 
the south enti-ance of the Campus. We feel that with the flag 
flying from that part of the Campus and the monument begun 
by us at the north entrance of the Campus, the spirit of '94 en- 
compasses the terrain of Alma Mater's home. The new home 
that replaced the historic Washington Square building just 
after we graduated, tlie last Class to" leave the old site. And to- 
day the Stars and Stri])es flying from that flagmast have a new 
significance growing out of the military experience of our 
Country and College in these recent months.. We rejoice that 
N. Y. U. men have been so actively engaged in the Service, 
they have played a real part, they have contributed their 
share toward making of last November 11th a real day of 
Thanksgiving, a victor's triumph over autocratic oppression. 
Those of us privileged to have had foreign service were thrilled 
by the valorous courage of our men, never in our life did it 
mean so much to be an American, never was our pride so right- 
fully stimulated. And the bravery of our men was not alone 
shown on the battlefield singly or in groups, but it was carried 
by the injured into the Hospitals, by those battered and torn 
who fought pain with a bravery equal to that with which the}^ 
fought the Hun. And speaking as an Army surgeon, I feel 
that it takes a higher type of courage to fight pain alone on a 
hospital cot than to fight a cruel, experienced foe when sup- 
])orted by comrades on the battlefield. And if our men were 
endowed in the field with an enduring courage almost superhu- 
man, so, too, they received a supernatural endowment that 
made them masters of wounds more cruel than any of us ever 
saw in civil life. They fought the fight like veterans, they were 

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real soldiers, they were proud of their youthful prowess, they 
have made a heritage that gives a new meaning to us in this 
"land of the brave and the free." 

So at this Victory Alumni Day, it is the good fortune of 
'94 to celebrate the deeds of N. Y. U. men in the War and to 
pay our tribute to their services to our beloved Country and 
to Alma Mater. Our Class wears semce stripes indicating a 
score and five in the educational army of Alma Mater and in 
all these years there has not been an epoch in all of N. Y. U.'s 
history more important than this day when our generation 
finds itself at the end of a great war as celebrants of a great 
and well won victory. 



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FRATERNITIES. 

PSI UPSILON — Briggs, Carpenter, Church, Gessler, Irwin, Langford, 
Lyman, MacCracken, Moorhead, Pentz, Pisek, Ruston, Young. — 13. 

DELTA PHI — Ackennan, Adriance, Carroll, Holt, Honians, Lydecker, 
MacNab, Randall, Snodgrass, Spinner, Wokal. — 11. 

ZETA PSI — Briceno, Hale, Kirhy, Ludluni, Carlos Morales, Juan Morales, 
Van Riper. — 7. 

DELTA UPSILON— Abbott, Barringcr, Blake, Hurst, Pratt, Stiebel, 
Tucker.— 7. 

PHI GAMMA DELTA— Blauvelt, Manning, Voislawsky.— 3. 

BETA THET7\ PI— Brennenian, Ginsburg, Mahr.— 3. 

PHI BETA KAPPA— MacCracken, Lyman, Kirby, Barringer, Brody, 
Irwin. — 6. 

ALPHA TAU OMEGA— Orozco. 

DELTA KAPPA EPSILON— Willcox. 

Membership in professional school fraternities, in tlie freshman fraternity 
of Beta Delta Beta, and in the sophomore fraternity of Theta Nu Epsilon 
lias not been tabulated. 



CLASS COLORS. 

YELI,OAV AND BLACK. 



CLASS CHEERS. 

Riff, Rack ! 
Yellow, Black ! 
Roar! Roar! Roar! 
N. Y. U. '94. 



Alle, genick ! genick, genack ! 
AUe, genick ! genick, genack ! 
Nonaginta — quattuor ! 
N. Y. U. '94. 



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CLASS DINNERS. 

Attendance. 
1891 — The Sinclair House 

1892— Morello's 

1893— Hotel Marlborough 

1894 — Hotel Marlborough 

1895— The Arena 10 

1896— Hotel Marlborough "7 

1897— Au Chat Noir 13 

1898— St. Denis Hotel 8 

1899— St.. Denis Hotel 14 

1900— Hotel Marlborough 7 

1901— Murray Hill Hotel 6 

1902— Murray Hill Hotel 12 

1903— Murray Hill Hotel 9 

1904— Murray Hill Hotel 13 

1905— Murray Hill Hotel 11 

1906— Murray Hill Hotel 14 

1907— Murray Hill Hotel 18 

1908— The Graduates' Club 16 

1909— The Graduates' Club. 13 

1910— The Graduates' Club 13 

1911— Murray Hill Hotel 9 

1912— Hotel Lafayette 15 

1913— Hotel Lafayette 10 

1914— Hotel Lafayette , 15 

1915— Hotel Lafayette 12 

1916— Hotel Lafayette 12 

1917— Hotel Lafayette 10 

1918— Hotel Lafayette 7 

1919— Hotel Lafayette 12 

1920— Keen's Cliop House . 10 

1921— Hotel Lafayette 11 

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INDEX 

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Baccalaureale wScniioii 82 

Biographies 11-70 

Cheers 93 

Class Dhv 82 

Colors 93 

Commencement 83 

Constitution 73 

Dinners 94 

Flounders' Day 77-78 

Fraternities 93 

Freshman Song . . . , 75 

History 5 

Col. Moorhead's Address 89 

Officers 71 

Photographs — The University Building 1 

Freshman 8 

Senior 40 

10th Reunion 70 

20th Reunion 82 

25th Reunion 92 

Proclamation 76 

Removal to University Heights 78 

Roll 9 

Prof. Stevenson's Address 85 

Twenty-fifth Anniversary 84 

"Molet" Board 77 

War Record 74 



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